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Little Willie rhymes are light verses including an indifferent or cheerfully inappropriate response to a gruesome act of violence in a quatrain form attributed to Harry Graham (1874-1936). The earliest was included among the Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes published in 1898 under Graham's pen name Col. D. Streamer while he was serving in ...
Revolting Rhymes is a 1982 poetry collection by British author Roald Dahl.Originally published under the title Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, it is a parody of traditional folk tales in verse, where Dahl gives a re-interpretation of six well-known fairy tales, featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after finishes.
The rhyme itself may date back to at least the sixteenth century. Early medieval illuminated manuscripts depicting a cat playing a fiddle were also popular images. [129] How Many Miles to Babylon? United Kingdom c. 1801 [130] Origin unknown, but studies have suggested the rhyme may be older than attested. Jack and Jill 'Jack and Gill' Great Britain
When faced with physical or emotional pain, Bible verses about healing provide strength, comfort, and encouragement. Read and share these 50 healing scriptures.
A clerihew (/ ˈ k l ɛr ɪ h j uː /) is a whimsical, four-line biographical poem of a type invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.The first line is the name of the poem's subject, usually a famous person, and the remainder puts the subject in an absurd light or reveals something unknown or spurious about the subject.
Strength and Inner Peace Prayer. I ask for your healing over every part of my life — physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I ask that you make me strong and resilient for the days ...
Healing Words: Poetry and Medicine is a sixty-minute documentary (ISBN 978-0-7936-9468-6) filmed in 2008 primarily at Shands at the University of Florida.The production portrays individuals in personal quest to recover psychologically and physically from illnesses that have dramatically changed their lives.
A skipping rhyme (occasionally skipping-rope rhyme or jump-rope rhyme), is a rhyme chanted by children while skipping. Such rhymes have been recorded in all cultures where skipping is played. Examples of English-language rhymes have been found going back to at least the 17th century.