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"What Are Little Boys Made Of?" is a nursery rhyme dating from the early 19th century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 821. The author of the rhyme is uncertain, but may be English poet Robert Southey (1774–1843).
The earliest known audio recording of the song was made in 1939 in New York by anthropologist and folklorist Herbert Halpert and is held in the Library of Congress. [4] Charles Ives added musical notes in 1939, [citation needed] and a version of it was copyrighted in 1944 by Freda Selicoff. [5] [6] The lyrics of the poem go as follows: [7]
Little Boy Blue: England 1744 [57] First mentioned in Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. Little Jack Horner 'Little Jack Horner sat in a corner' Great Britain 1791 [58] The earliest surviving English edition is from 1791. Little Miss Muffet 'Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet' United Kingdom 1805 [59] The rhyme first appeared in print in Songs for ...
"Little Boy Blue" is a poem by Eugene Field about the death of a child, a sentimental but beloved theme in 19th-century poetry. Contrary to popular belief, the poem is not about the death of Field's son, who died several years after its publication. Field once admitted that the words "Little Boy Blue" occurred to him when he needed a rhyme for ...
A more plausible, simpler suggestion, avoiding any reference to Wolsey, is made by George Homans in his book English Villagers of the 13th Century, who writes, after quoting Piers Plowman ' s description of the hayward and his horn: "The hayward's horn, his badge of office, must have been used to give warning that cattle or other trespassers ...
Eugene Field (1850 - 1895) born in St. Louis, Missouri, is known for renowned children's poetry, such as “Little Boy Blue” and the “Dutch Lullaby”. [37] Eve Merriam (1916 - 1992) is an American writer known for her poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and plays for children. [38]
The baby boy, who was born in August, was photographed wearing pink, causing some commenters to question whether his pop star mother had actually given birth to a girl.
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