Indiana University Finding Aids

Jane Johnson Manuscript Nursery Library, ca. 1740-1759

 
Set 18. A boy and a girl did eat sugar  

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Scope Note Group of 9 unnumbered word and verse cards. Each with large plain picture in center, verse at top and bottom, words on sides, verso plain, string hangers, brown, orange and green Dutch paper trim. 9 items.
 
[1] A boy and a girl did eat sugar

top: A Boy and a Girl, did/ eat Sugar and Plumbs/ Till they made their teeth

bottom: ake, and fall from their gums;/ And then they could eat,/ nothing but bread crums.

left: long/ went/ next/ play/ true/ like/ take

right: give/ move/ ball/ both/ came/ care/ come

Dimensions:  19.5 x 14.3 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[2] A cow and a bull

Lettering on left and right sides is faint.

top: A Cow, and a Bull did/ once fight for some grass,/ Fight on if you please/ says a Jack Ass,

bottom: For so long as you fight/ I will eat up the grass.

left: life/ live/ fear/ than/ then/ much/ more

right: some/ girl/ done/ keep/ such/ once/ time

Dimensions:  19.5 x 14.3 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[3] A horse and a mare

top: A Horse, and a Mare,/ a Buck, and a Doe,/ Did all live in a Park/ And so did a Crow;/

bottom: The Crow eat the worms/ the rest eat the grass./ It was not far off/ where this came to pass.

left: be/ an/ by / he/ is/ ox/ up

right: on/ us/ all/ off/ the/ and/ for

Dimensions:  20.3 x 14.3 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[4] If all the world was paper

top: If all the world was paper/ and all the Seas were ink/ and all the Trees, were bread and cheese

bottom: What should we do for drink./ box lock key bolt bar bell. (in faint lettering)

left: house/ coach/ chair/ stool/ bed/ shirt/ shift

right: sheet/ hat/ coat/ wig/ wax/ broom/ brush

Dimensions:  19.2 x 14.2 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[5] If with wealth you a-bound

top: If with Wealth you a-bound, ob-serve/ then this Rule,

bottom: Spend your Mo-ney with judg-ment,/ and not like a Fool.

left: where/ there/ their/ were/ what/ when/ once/ that/ with/ which/ now

right: how/ vow/ shall/ them/ know/ have/ cough/ laugh/ love/ give/ them

Dimensions:  12.3 x 15.2 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[6] There was an old sow

Lettering on left and right sides is faint.

top: There was an old Sow, and she had but one Pig./ And one day she gave her some grapes and a fig/ And the next day she gave her some good milk and whey

bottom: And did Dress her with Flowers all over gay/ Then bid her take care and keep out of the dirt/ For her ears she would box if she should prove a slut.

left: King/ Queen/ Prince/ Duke/ Lord

right: Sir/ Miss/ Madam/ Lady/ Master.

Dimensions:  13.5 x 20.8 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[7] A young bull fell in love

top: A young Bull fell in Love/ with a red and white Cow/ And each day when he met her

bottom: he made her a Bow/ and said pray my Dear/ how do you now.

left: black/ white/ red/ blue/ green/ brown/ light/ dark

right: knife/ fork/ dish/ spoon/ plate/ cup/ mug/ glass

Dimensions:  19.2 x 14.4 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[8] Corn wheat oats

Words only, lacks verses and corner trim

left: corn/ wheat/ oats/ beer/ ale/ wine/ malt/ hops

right: sope/ sand/ salt/ beef/ veal/ oil/ pen/ ink

Dimensions:  14.3 x 14.3 cm [image]view item(s)

 
[9] One two boy

Words only, lacks verses and corner trim

left: one/ two/ boy/ way/ say/ out/ they

right: when/ what/ that/ with/ love/ when/ well

Dimensions:  14.4 x 14.3 cm [image]view item(s)