Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

although

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

equally

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

regard something as probable or likely

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

a Scottish word

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

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From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

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From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

plural of “ballad” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

the past participle of “be”

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in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Some text styles have been preserved by enclosing text between special characters.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

fearless and daring

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Some text styles have been preserved by enclosing text between special characters.

plural of “capital” — assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

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From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

plural of “chime” — a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

several things grouped together or considered as a whole

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

the act of enclosing something inside something else

From this reading Some text styles have been preserved by enclosing text between special characters.

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

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From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

people in general (often used in the plural)

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

brought together in one place

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

not fake or counterfeit

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

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showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

plural of “item” — a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

too numerous to be counted

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use

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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

a firm in the publishing business

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some text styles have been preserved by enclosing text between special characters.

plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading Some text styles have been preserved by enclosing text between special characters.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Some text styles have been preserved by enclosing text between special characters.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

the words of something written

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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

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From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

plural of “underline” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

plural of “use” — the act of using

From this reading Italics uses _underlines_, small capitals uses ~tildes~, and bold uses =equal signs=.

anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place

From this reading A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Author of "Thistledown," and Editor of "Ballads of Bairnhood," "Vagabond Songs and Ballads of Scotland" Etc., etc.

characterized by variety

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)

From this reading "_Auld rhymes and auld chimes Gar us think on auld times_" --_Proverb_ Paisley: Alexander Gardner Publisher to the late Queen Victoria: 1904 Second Edition PREFACE.

accept gladly

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading In offering to the public this collection of Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, and Children's Stories--the multitudinous items of which, or such, at least, as were not living in my own memory, have been gathered with patient industry, albeit with much genuine delight, from wide and varied sources--I anticipate for the work a hearty and general welcome, alike from old and young.