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The cover of L. Leslie Brooke's Ring O' Roses (1922) shows nursery rhyme characters performing the game. The origins and earliest wording of the rhyme remain unknown. In many versions of the game, a group of children forms a ring, dances in a circle around one person, and then stoops or curtsies on the final line.
Ring around the rosie, A pocket full of posies, A tissue, a tissue, We all fall down. It was mentioned that "Ring a round the Rosie" was a North American version, however I was raised in Taunton, Somerset, England prior to emigrating to southern Ontario in Canada. "Ring around the rosie" was the version I learned in Somerset.
For example, the nursery rhyme "Ring Around the Rosie" involves children dancing around in a circle as they recite a short and catchy rhyme: [15] Ring-a-ring-a-rosies A pocket full of posies
"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Roud Folk Song Index 13188) is a nursery rhyme first recorded in America in the late 19th century. [1] [2] The melody to which the nursery rhyme is sung recurs in other nursery rhymes including "It's Raining, It's Pouring"; "Rain Rain Go Away" and "Ring around the Rosie".
They were popular during the 15th through the 17th centuries in both England and France as lovers' gifts. The language used in many early posy rings was Norman French, with French, Latin and English used in later times. The quotations were often from contemporary courtship stories or chapbooks and usually inscribed on the inner surface of the ...
They have existed in some form since at least medieval times, when they were carried or worn around the head or bodice. [1] Doilies are traditionally used to bind the stems in these arrangements. Alternatively, "posy holders", available in a variety of shapes and materials (although often silver), enable the wearing of these arrangements "at ...
Ah, the pick-me-up magic of yellow blooms. “Yellow roses have evolved from symbolizing jealousy to now representing friendship, joy and good health,” Noyes says.
Amazing Disgrace is the fourth album by the Seattle alternative rock band the Posies, released in 1996. [7] It was their final release for DGC Records . [ 8 ] [ 9 ]