10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKHORSE»
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cockhorse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
cockhorse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Brimming with snappy dialogue and gleeful obscenity, Ride a Cockhorse is a rollicking cautionary tale of small-town demagoguery that might be seen to prefigure both America’s current financial woes and the rise of Sarah Palin.
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The Poet's Work: 29 Poets on the Origins and Practice of ...
The words "Ride a cockhorse to Banbury Cross" were as haunting to me, who did
not know then what a cockhorse was nor cared a damn where Banbury Cross
might be, as, much later, were such lines as John Donne's "Go and catch a falling
...
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Three Little Kittens and Other Favorite Nursery Rhymes
This collection of classic nursery rhymes is given a contemporary edge through illustrations by the award-winning artist.
An alphabet book featuring illustrations of everyday activities.
Here he had the felicity of seeing Lord Coleraine, Georgy à Cockhorse, prancing
down Rotten Row on his mettlesome steed; Lord Morton, on his long-tailed gray;
and, amongst the carriages, Tommy Onslow's curricle; a number of dashing gigs
...
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The friend: a series of essays to aid in the formation of ...
They may preteud, if they like, that I amuse myself with playing at Fox and Goose,
or, if they prefer it, equitasse in arundine longa, that I ride the cockhorse on my
grandam's crutch. But wherein, I pray, consists the unfairness or impropriety, ...
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Henry Nelson Coleridge, 1818
You shall ride a-cockhorse, and I will tell you stories from the north about bears,
foxes, walruses, and all the strange animals up there in the ice. No, I can't bear to
think of it. “Saturday, February 1st. Here I am down with the rheumatism. Outside
...
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Man-midwife, Male Feminist: The Life and Times of George ...
Special assistance came from J. S. W. Gibson, editor of the Banbury Historical
Society's remarkable publication, Cake and Cockhorse, who corrected our
impressions about the Macaulay House in Banbury. John and Winnifred McKeon
of ...
James Wyatt Cook, Barbara Collier Cook, 2004
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Adventures in Kinship with All Life
Sometimes the drummer would straddle his drum, like "Riding a cockhorse to
Banbury Cross." From that vantage point he would start his drum saying things for
him that he couldn't possibly have expressed in either vocal or written language.
J. Allen Boone, John Allen Boone, Bianca Leonardo, 1994
... Knew Him by Susanna Kaysen $10.00 0-679-75377-X _ Far Afieid by Susanna
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKHORSE»
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cockhorse is used in the context of the following news items.
Riding Backwards to See What You Missed
The narrator of this poem will have nothing to do with “blackbirds baked in a pie,” cows jumping the moon, or riding a “cockhorse” to Banbury ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
Quick crossword No 14056
... 5 A man to pickle (anag) — one with an urge to steal (12); 6 Cockhorse rider's destination (7,5); 7 Poet who wrote The Whitsun Weddings, d. «The Guardian, May 15»
Street art, trendy cafes in new Bushwick
And enjoy the quirky decor: A picture of a caped damsel on a white horse sits next to a handwritten nursery rhyme, "Ride a cockhorse to ... «New Jersey Herald, Aug 14»
Travel: Bushwick is Brooklyn's latest hipster 'hood
And enjoy the quirky décor: A picture of a caped damsel on a white horse sits next to a handwritten nursery rhyme, “Ride a cockhorse to ... «Sacramento Bee, May 14»
Look Back With Little: Celebrating May Day
In 'Old Banbury' he favoured the idea that riding a cockhorse, maypole dancing and the appearance of the lady on the white horse were all part ... «Banbury Guardian, May 14»
Bushwick transforms from notorious Brooklyn crime spot to arty …
And enjoy the quirky decor: A picture of a caped damsel on a white horse sits next to a handwritten nursery rhyme, “Ride a cockhorse to ... «Courier Mail, Apr 14»
The Official 'Eat The Press' Financial Crisis Retro Reader
Ride a Cockhorse, by Raymond Kennedy and Katherine A. Powers. Originally published in 1991 in the wake of the savings and loans crises, ... «Huffington Post, Sep 13»
Distraught mum claims top TV star begged her to put on school …
The alleged victim, 15 at the time, says the actor bizarrely recited the nursery rhyme Ride a Cockhorse to Banbury Cross as they lay on the floor ... «Mirror.co.uk, Aug 13»
What To Read Awards: Jason Diamond
Raymond Kennedy's “Ride a Cockhorse” and Seth Greenland's “The Angry Buddhist.” Kennedy's book originally came out in 1991 (NYRB ... «Salon, Dec 12»
First Writes: Emma Straub, author of Laura Lamont's Life in Pictures
I just read a book by Raymond Kennedy called Ride a Cockhorse, and I laughed out loud on the subway, which actually frightens people more ... «The List, Sep 12»
