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Nursery Rhyme. DXCIV. Accumulative Stories.

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1.    This is the house that Jack built.             2.    This is the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             3.    This is the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             4.    This is the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             5.    This is the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             6.    This is the cow with the crumpled horn,                     That toss'd the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             7.    This is the maiden all forlorn,                     That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,                     That tossed the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             8.    This is the man all tatter'd and torn,                     That kissed the maiden all forlorn,                     That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,                     That tossed the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             9.    This is the priest all shaven and shorn,                     That married the man all tatter'd and torn,                     That kissed the maiden all forlorn,                     That milked the cow with the crumpled horn,                     That tossed the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             10. This is the cock that crow'd in the morn,                     That waked the priest all shaven and shorn,                     That married the man all tatter'd and torn,                     That kissed the maiden all forlorn,                     That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,                     That tossed the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That kill'd the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.             11. This is the farmer sowing his corn,                     That kept the cock that crow'd in the morn,                     That waked the priest all shaven and shorn,                     That married the man all tatter'd and torn,                     That kissed the maiden all forlorn,                     That milk'd the cow with the crumpled horn,                     That tossed the dog,                     That worried the cat,                     That killed the rat,                     That ate the malt                     That lay in the house that Jack built.

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