...observed in the distich used instead of this in the western counties, where the children sing thus : — " Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, and your children at home !" FCH MS. of Basil Kennett (1st S. xii. 382.) — Mrs. Howe, daughter of...

...Indeed, I cannot tell you. There are different versions of the old song. One runs thus : Lady-bird, lady -bird, fly away home; Your house is on fire, your children at home, All but one that lives under the stone, — Ply thee home, lady-bird, ere it be gone. In Yorkshire...

...affinity), and the rustic rhyme among the children concerning it, may be here remembered : " Lady-Bird, Lady -Bird, fly away home ! Your House is on fire — your children at home !" Such may be heard in all parts of England when a lady-bird is seen by the children. Myths...

...Bo-peep has found his sheep, and doesn't intend to lose them again. No ; nor his temper neither. " Lady Bird ! Lady Bird ! fly away home ! Your house is on fire, your children alone ! Thev are all burned hut this one." ADY BIRD was a person of distinction in her sphere. She...

...the weather was too hot for such hard work, but she opened her wings and flew away. So then, Ria sang "Lady Bird, Lady Bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, Your children are gone." And Lady Bird, believing her, flew away as hard as she could, alarmed for the safety of...

...coat of mail, and then taking flight, while the group of youthful onlookers would repeat the rhyme, " Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, and your children at home. " or " Lady lady landers, fly away to Flanders." But these practices were...

...of mail, and then taking flight, while the group of youthful onlookers would repeat the rhyme, or " Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, and your children at home." " Lady lady landers, fly away to Flanders." But these practices were not...

...one, a little brighter and sharper than the rest, that even made for a moment a light against the sky. "Lady Bird, Lady Bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, and your children will burn," she sang to herself as she rowed across the bay, with her back to the...

...Look now, Take to there.'' 'That's how To be square." " I'm ready To share." " Hold steady.' LADY " LADY bird, lady bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, your children will burn," There's a waving light over there in the dark. On the ground is lying a glittering spark. There's a...

...she could not help thinking of the silly lines she had heard Horace singing only that morning — " Lady bird, lady bird, fly away home, Your house is on fire, and your children will burn." That, night I do not think any of the boys slept much, and four very...