...sit in a barn, To kee.i himself warm, Aud hide his head under his wing. Poor thing! was a Wclchman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef ; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to' my house, and stole...

...the 1st of March.] TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief ; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef: I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not in ; Taffy came to my house and stole a silver pin: I went to...

...and Arthur, in which they ate each other out of house and home, we owe the famous nursery rhyme — " I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and ate a marrow bone." The castle was formerly called Dun Chine (the Fort of the Chasm), and more lately...

...which " still re-echo in the nurseries of Belgrave " Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief ; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole...

...verses which still re-echo in the nurseries of Belnrave Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole...

...which " still re-echo in the nurseries of Belgrave " Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief ; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole...

...which still re-echo in the nurseries of Beligrave Square and along the marches of Wales : — ' Toffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house, Stole a piece of beef. I went to Taffy'ii house, Taffy was from home ; Taffy came to my house, Stole...

...them, and his back was turned, or regaling his ears with the harmonious and wellknown distich of " Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief : Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef." It had, however, a very different effect upon me. I was trying to learn Welsh, and...

...ancient poem in illustration of the history of this word. For, to speak quite gravely, we hold that Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief : Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef, &c. was, on the day when first it was sung, not a more nursery rhyme, as now, but an...

...enabling me to sing a verse of the offensive song, which I altered in the following manner : » ' " Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef ; Taffy, with bamboo in hand, looked so fierce and grim, Tell Taffy, though a Welshman,...