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# Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement/Lindley, William

​LINDLEY, WILLIAM (1808–1900), civil engineer, son of Joseph Lindley of Heath, Yorkshire, was born in London on 7 Sept. 1808. He was educated at Croydon and in Germany, in which country he was afterwards to make his name as an engineer. In 1827 he became a pupil of Francis Giles, and was chiefly engaged in railway work. He was in 1838 appointed engineer-in-chief to the Hamburg and Bergedorf railway, and it was in the city of Hamburg that the engineering work by which he will be remembered was carried out for the next twenty-two years. He designed and supervised the construction of the Hamburg sewerage and water works, of the drainage and reclamation of the low-lying 'Hammerbrook' district, much of which is now a valuable part of the city, and he drew out the plans for rebuilding the city after the disastrous fire of May 1842. He was in fact responsible for most of the engineering and other works which have changed the ancient Hanseatic city into one of the greatest modern seaports of Europe. His water supply for Hamburg was the first complete system of the kind, now usually adopted on the continent, and his sewerage arrangements contained many principles novel at that time, though since commonly adopted. He left Hamburg in 1860, and in 1865 he was appointed consulting engineer to the city of Frankfort-on-Main. He designed and carried out complete sewerage works for that city. Here again many improvements were for the first time adopted, and this system has become more or less typical for similar works on the continent. He retired from active work in 1879. He joined the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1842, and was for many years a member of ​the Smeatonian Society of Engineers, becoming president of it in 1864. He died at his residence, 74 Shooter's Hill Road, Blackheath, on 22 May 1900.
T. H. B.
# Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement/Lindsay, Colin (1819-1892)

​LINDSAY, COLIN (1819–1892), founder of the English Church Union, born at Muncaster Castle on 6 Dec. 1819, was fourth son of James Lindsay, twenty-fourth earl of Crawford and seventh earl of Balcarres, by his wife Maria Margaret Frances, daughter of John Penington, first baron Muncaster. After some private tuition he was sent to Trinity College, Cambridge, where he came under the influence of the high-church movement. He did not graduate, and on 29 July 1845 married Lady Frances, daughter and coheiress of William Howard, fourth earl of Wicklow. His early married life was passed on his father's estate near Wigan, and he took an active part in local affairs. As churchwarden of All Saints', Wigan, he was largely responsible for the careful restoration of that church. He was founder and president of the Manchester Church Society, which through his exertions amalgamated with other similar associations and became in 1860 the English Church Union. Of this body Lindsay was president from 1860 to 1867, and he devoted himself enthusiastically to the work of the society. During these years he lived at Brighton, but in 1870 he removed to London.
Meanwhile his researches in ecclesiastical history convinced him of the untenability of the Anglican position. His wife had already joined the Roman catholic church on 13 Sept. 1866, and on 28 Nov. 1868 Lindsay was himself received into that church by Cardinal Newman at the Birmingham Oratory. He gave an account of the reasons for his secession in the introductory epistle to his 'Evidence for the Papacy' (London, 1870, 8vo). In that work Lindsay appeared as a staunch champion of extreme papal claims, and he further expounded these views in his 'De Ecclesia et Cathedra, or the Empire Church of Jesus Christ' (London, 1877, 2 vols. 8vo). He also defended Mary Queen of Scots in 'Mary Queen of Scots and her Marriage with Bothwell' (London, 1883, 8vo; reprinted from the 'Tablet'), in which he declared that there remained 'not a single point in her moral character open to attack.' In 1877 Lindsay retired to Deer Park, Honiton, which his wife had inherited in 1856. The pope granted him the rare privilege of having mass celebrated there or in whatever house he might be living. He died in London at 22 Elvaston Place, Queen's Gate, on 28 Jan. 1892. He and his wife, who died on 20 Aug. 1897, were buried at St. Thomas's Roman catholic church, Fulham. He left five sons and three daughters, of whom the eldest son, Mr. William Alexander Lindsay, K.C., is Windsor herald.
Besides the writings mentioned above, Lindsay was author of various minor works, of which a full bibliography is given in Mr. Joseph Gillow's 'Dictionary of English Catholics.' The most important is 'The Royal Supremacy and Church Emancipation' (London, 1865, 8vo), in which Lindsay defined the view taken of the establishment by the English Church Union.
A. F. P.
# Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement/Leslie, Frederick

​LESLIE, FREDERICK, whose real name was Frederick Hobson (1855–1892), actor, son of a military outfitter at Woolwich, was born on 1 April 1855, was educated at Woolwich, at Notting Hill, and in France, and under the name of Owen Hobbs acted as an amateur at Woolwich and elsewhere. His first appearance in London took place in 1878 at the Royalty as Colonel Hardy in 'Paul Pry.' He then played at the Folly, the Alhambra,the Standard, and the Avenue as Faust in 'Mefistofele II,' Don José de Mantilla in 'Les Manteaux Noirs,' Le Marquis de Pontsablé in 'Madame Favart,' the Duke in 'Olivette,' and other characters in light opera, and more than once visited the United States, playing at the Casino, New York. His Rip van Winkle in Planquette's opera at the Comedy on 14 Oct. 1882 raised his reputation to the highest point it reached, and sustained comparison with that of Joseph Jefferson, whose greatest part it was. At the Alhambra he was seen in the 'Beggar Student,' at the Opera Comique in the 'Fay o' Fire,' and at the Comedy in the 'Great Mogul.' His first appearance at the Gaiety took place on 26 Dec. 1885 as Jonathan Wild in 'Little Jack Sheppard,' and resulted in his fine comic gifts being thenceforward confined to burlesque. In company with his eminently popular associate, Miss Ellen Farren, he became during many years a chief support of the house, appearing as Noirtier in 'Monte Cristo, Junr.,' Don Cæsar de Bazan in 'Ruy Bias, or the Blasé Roué,' the Monster in 'Frankenstein,' and many similar characters. In the composition of not a few of these burlesques he took part under the pseudonym of 'A. C. Torr.' With Miss Farren and the Gaiety company he visited, in 1888-9, America and Australia, reappearing at the Gaiety on 21 Sept. 1889. On 26 July 1890 he took part in 'Guy Fawkes, Esq.,' and on 24 Dec. 1891 in 'Cinder-Ellen up too Late,' having a share in the authorship of both pieces. He was playing in the burlesque last named when he was taken ill, and on 7 Dec. 1892 he died; he was buried on the 10th at the Charlton cemetery. Leslie was seen on occasions as Sir Peter Teazle, Sir Anthony Absolute, Dr. Ollapod, the Governor of Tilbury Fort in the 'Critic,' Barlow in '100,000l.,' and Sir John Vesey in 'Money.' He had high gifts in light comedy, and his burlesque performances often had more than a touch of comedy. His voice, his figure, and his method alike qualified him for burlesque, in which in his line he has had no equal. A good portrait is in Hollingshead's 'Gaiety Chronicles.'
[Personal recollections; Hollingshead's Gaiety Chronicles; Era, 10 Dec. 1892; Scott and Howard's Blanchard; Dramatic Peerage; Theatre and Era Almanack, various years.]
J. K.
# Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement/Lilford, 4th Baron

​LILFORD, Baron. [See Powys, Thomas Littleton, 1833–1896.]
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/soiⁿ
### soiⁿsoiⁿ

* 先soiⁿ799104
* First; before; formerly; past; to go ahead; to regard as first; to put first; a cause; to begin; firstly; previous; deceased; late; gone before; early; soon; the ancients.

#### soiⁿ ău;

    before and after.

#### soiⁿ côiⁿ kâi sṳ̄;

    what happened before.

#### soiⁿ-sî;

    previously.

#### i thâu soiⁿ kîaⁿ;

    he went ahead.

#### úa soiⁿ kàu;

    I arrived first.

#### úa soiⁿ khṳ̀, i jîen-ău lâi;

    I went first and he came afterward.

#### soiⁿ tó̤ táng i;

    there waiting for him beforehand.

#### hàm i soiⁿ kiâⁿ;

    tell him to go first.

#### soiⁿ kun;

    the late sovereign.

#### soiⁿ hu;

    my late husband.

#### soiⁿ hŭ;

    my deceased father.

#### soiⁿ-thiⁿ cok;

    has a good constitution.

#### úa cū káⁿ tng soiⁿ;

    I will venture to be foremost.

#### soiⁿ tiang-sî;

    formerly.

#### soiⁿ nî;

    in former years.

#### soiⁿ kúi jît;

    a few days previous.

#### soiⁿ cai;

    to know beforehand.

#### soiⁿ kìⁿ cū mêng;

    the ken of a prophet.

#### būe-lâi-sṳ̄, soiⁿ cai;

    knew beforehand what would happen.

#### úa soiⁿ-soiⁿ cū līo kàu;

    I took all that into account long before.

#### tâng soiⁿ lṳ́ sĭ lâi am sĭ?

    You came a while ago did you not?

#### úa thâu-mīn soiⁿ kîaⁿ, lṳ́ sûi-ău cū hó̤ lâi;

    I will go on ahead, and you follow on afterward.

#### sĭ i sĭang soiⁿ lâi;

    it was he who came first of all.

#### soiⁿ-cá tiang-sî;

    in the first place; in early times; formerly.

#### ceⁿ soiⁿ;

    strive to be first.

#### soiⁿ-nâng;

    forefathers, predecessors.

#### soiⁿ tō̤;

    former generations.

#### tâng soiⁿ tō̤ jŭi lô̤h lâî kâi;

    handed down from former generations.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/song
### song

* 鬆song8301908
* Slack, lax, easy; disheveled; loose.

#### i kâi thâu-mô̤ⁿ phô̤ng-phô̤ng song-song;

    her hair is all flying at loose ends.

#### song i cek ē cē;

    let him off easily this time.

#### hăng-song cē, màiⁿ khah kín;

    slacken it a little, do not draw it too tight.

#### cí kâi huap khah song;

    this law is too lax.

#### song-khùai;

    at ease, comfortable.

#### song-tŏng;

    in easy circumstances.
* 聳sóng83212811
* To rise abruptly above the general level.

#### i kâi phiⁿ khah kau-sóng;

    her nose is too prominent.

#### pât kò̤ li phùe-kah m̄ kùe kìe cò̤ ko hong tôk sóng;

    whatever rises disproportionately above its surroundings is called an isolated peak.

#### sóng kàu kûiⁿ-kûiⁿ khí khṳ̀;

    stretches up to a great height.
* 松sông830754
* The pine.

#### kam-sông-hieⁿ;

    spikenard, the perfume obtained from the Nardostachys jutamansi$^*$.

#### hĭa sông;

    a plant, like liverwort, found growing on the roofs of old houses.

#### sông cak;

    fine joints of pine sprigs, used in medicine.
* 訟sŏng8321494
* To contend before rulers about property; to demand justice; litigation; pleadings or wranglings before the courts; law cases; the sixth of the 64 diagrams, denoting disagreement.

#### sŏng-sṳ;

    a lawyer; a pettifogger.

#### sŏng-sṳ pó;

    an old withered lawyer.

#### lîah sŏng kùn;

    a lawmonger, a shyster.

#### jîp sek sŏng a būe?

    Have they announced a cessation of the prosecution yet?

#### tio-sŏng;

    aggressive in litigation.

#### i kâi ūe sŏng căi;

    he is very contentious.

#### líang ke in-ūi sṳ̂-sŏng kâi sṳ̄ phùa tīo tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ;

    the two parties have spent a great amount of money in litigation.
* 頌sŏng8321814
* To praise publicly; to eulogize; panegyric.

#### ko̤-sŏng i kâi kong-ṳn;

    extol his goodness.

#### nâng-nâng ko̤ kong sŏng tek;

    every body lauds his merits.
* 誦sŏng8321497
* To hum; to read in a murmuring tone; to croon over; a droning way of reading.

#### sŏng si;

    to croon a hymn.

#### sŏng keng;

    recite the liturgy.

#### ko̤-sŏng;

    to chant.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/soi
### soisoi

* 嘶soi7893012
* The din of an onslaught; to shout as in going into battle; to make a hoarse noise; to neigh.

#### bé tó̤ soi;

    the horse is neighing.

#### hùaⁿ nâng tó̤ soi mih sṳ̄?

    What are they all yelling for?

#### cheⁿ-soi jîp khṳ̀;

    rush in with a shout.

#### khṳt nâng soi lío cìaⁿ cáu;

    the people making a great din, he ran off.
* 樨soi7897211
* The oleander.

#### bâk-soi;

    a diminutive variety of the Olea frangrans$^*$, having reddish flowers.

#### á ki bâk-soi lâi chah cé-kang;

    break off a branch of oleander and put it in the vase.
* 洗sói789856
* To wash; to bathe; to purify.

#### sói saⁿ-khò;

    wash clothes.

#### sói-saⁿ-nâng;

    a washerman.

#### sói mīn, sói chíu;

    wash the face and hands.

#### sói-êk;

    to bathe.

#### sói-êk koiⁿ;

    a bath house.

#### sói pêh-pêh; sói cheng-khih;

    wash clean.

#### sói kàu lìu-lìu-kût;

    scrub it till it shines.

#### cē thiaⁿ cū sói hĭⁿ;

    after hearing it one needs wash his ears.

#### sói tò̤;

    to clean house.

#### sói pûaⁿ-úaⁿ;

    wash the dishes.
* ‮細‬sòi7901205
* Small; petty; little; carefully.

#### cía sǹg sĭ soi sṳ̄;

    this is small business.

#### lṳ́ tîeh sòi sim;

    you must be careful.

#### lṳ́ īa m̄ sòi chak cū m̄ cai;

    if you do not scrutinize it carefully you will not know.

#### côih sòi kò̤ cē;

    slice it in smaller pieces.

#### sòi-mûiⁿ;

    atomic.

#### sĭm sĭ mûiⁿ-sòi;

    is exceedingly minute.

#### hṳ́ kâi sòi a cí kâi sòi?

    Which is the smaller this or that?

#### cí kâi ío sòi;

    this is the smaller.

#### cí kâi sòi kùe hṳ́ kâi;

    this is smaller than that.

#### cí kâi soi;

    this is the smallest.

#### i cò̤ sṳ̄ ceng-sòi căi;

    he does things very thoroughly.

#### sĭm sĭ ìuⁿ-sòi;

    it is of very fine texture.

#### côih sòi sĭ cē;

    cut it up in finer shreds.
* 少sòi746421
* The youngest.

#### sòi kâi tau-kíaⁿ;

    the youngest son.

#### sòi kâi cáu-kiaⁿ;

    the youngest daughter.

#### sòi kâi a-î̂;

    the youngest of my aunts.

#### ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;

    there are differences in age.

#### tōa kâi, sòi kâi;

    the eldest and the youngest.

#### cí kâi hŵn sòi;

    this one is still very small.

#### ŭ sòi kâi kíaⁿ tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;

    she has a young child.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/soih
### soihsoih

* 㼭soih896988
* To steady a thing by putting wedges or props underneath it; to fill an aperture by stuffing something in.

#### chn̂g m̄ ún, tîeh soih;

    the table does not stand firmly, it must be made stable by putting something under its leg.

#### cò̤-nî soih lío hŵn-lío ĭe-ló;

    however much I wedge things underneath it, it still joggles.

#### cía khah tōa, soih m̄ lô̤h;

    this is too large and I cannot wedge it under the part requiring support.

#### hía khah pô̤h īu soih bô̤ bi;

    that is too thin and wedging it under will be ineffectual.

#### i hàuⁿ soih a má phāng;

    he likes to talk through a crevice with old women.

#### cí kâi soih lô̤h khṳ̀ cū kah;

    this just fits the place that needs to be filled by a prop.

#### ah n̆ng soih îu chia;

    take a duck's egg to prop an oil mill.

#### cí kâi soih jîp khṳ̀ ngam-sāi ngam-sāi;

    this is just the right size to fill the crevice.

#### i hṳ́ kâi khueh-hūn sĭ soih tit lô̤h a soih m̄ lô̤h?

    Can he be used to fill that vacancy?

#### i cē ŭ kâi hûn-phāng cū khṳ̀ soih;

    if there be the least opening for him, he slips in.

#### kha-tháng lāu, tîeh khîeh mûeh lâi soih;

    the wash-tub leaks, it must have the crack stopped with something.

#### i kâi hun-tâng sĭ soih tŏ̤ khò-thâu;

    his pipe is stuck into the top of his trowsers.

#### hṳ́ kò̤ hó̤ soih ke cêk nâng lô̤h khṳ̀ a m̄-ho̤?

    Can another person ​be wedged in there or not?

#### cía put kùe sĭ soih phûe phāng kâi;

    this is nothing more than filling up a narrow space between two other graves.

#### úa thói" hṳ́ kâi tī-hng li soih m̄ jîp;

    I do not think you can wedge in any more there.
* 細soih7901205

#### ńng-soih;

    fine, small, and delicate; fragile and dainty.

#### ńng-soih kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

    bric-a-brac; bijouterie; articles that are small and exquisite.

#### hìeⁿ cōi sieⁿ láng kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng sĭ ńng-ńng soih-soih kâi;

    all these boxes are of very delicate aud costly things.

#### cìeⁿ cōi cho-ki tōa-hîeh kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ tǹg bô̤ cêk kiaⁿ ńng-soih kâi cîⁿ;

    all these coarse and large articles are of less value in money than a single object of art.

#### cía sĭ ńng-soih kâi, m̄ pí hía cho-tōa lâ-phà kâi;

    this is of exquisite workmanship, and is not to be put in comparison with those coarse and clumsy ones.
* 襭soih19414515
* To tuck in, as the skirt in the girdle.

#### saⁿ-kṳ khang-khí-lâi soih tŏ̤ tòa kò̤;

    take up the bottom of the petticoat and tuck it in the girdle.

#### tîeh soih kín, màiⁿ ka-lâuh;

    must tuck it in tight so that it won't come out.

#### àiⁿ ĕ kùe khoi, kûn tîeh kío-khí-lâi soih-pàng tòa kò̤, cìaⁿ bŏi ūn tîeh cúi;

    if you are going to wade across the stream, you must lift your petticoat and tuck it in your belt, then it will not draggle in the water.
* 礫soih53811215
* Small stones, gravel, shingle.

#### hĭa soih;

    broken tiles.

#### thūn cò̤ hìaⁿ kâi cng-kău hĭa-soih;

    fill it in with broken bricks and tiles.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/siⁿ
### siⁿ

* 勢sìⁿ7651911
* Condition; state.

#### kùiⁿ-sìⁿ;

    accustomed to; habituated.

#### m̄ kùiⁿ-sìⁿ;

    unaccustomed to, unfamiliar with.

#### i iang-o̤ kàu kùiⁿ-sìⁿ căi;

    he is accustomed to indulgence.

#### cò̤ khṳ̀ kùiⁿ-sìⁿ kùiⁿ-sìⁿ nē;

    has done it till he is very familiar with the process.
* 扇sìⁿ753636
* A fan; a hand screen; a leaf of a door or shutter.

#### chíu tèng khĭa ki sìⁿ;

    held a fan in his hand.

#### sìⁿ tō̤;

    a sheath for a fan.

#### sìⁿ-thūi;

    a hook for fastening a fan case upon the girdle.

#### pa-cie sìⁿ;

    a Swatow fan.

#### kìn-sìⁿ;

    a lamp screen to be held in the hand.

#### hâp sìⁿ;

    a folding fan.

#### lŵn-mô̤ⁿ sìⁿ;

    a fan made from bird's feathers.

#### sìⁿ pèⁿ;

    the handle.

#### síⁿ kut;

    the ribs.

#### sìⁿ nêk;

    the body.

#### sìⁿ ngán;

    the pivot.

#### sìⁿ khahk; sìⁿ thap;

    the paper covering a fan.

#### taù ki sìⁿ pèⁿ;

    put a handle on a fan.

#### sìⁿ thí-khui;

    open a fan.

#### sìⁿ hâp-bûa;

    close a fan.

#### kûe sìⁿ;

    a palm-leaf fan.

#### páng tŏ̤ mn̂g-sìⁿ ău;

    put it behind the door.

#### chia sìⁿ;

    the leaves in a chain pump.

#### tuí huang-sìⁿ;

    pull the punka.

#### khia ki sìⁿ tó̤ phuah huang;

    had a fan and was fanning herself.

#### ūe sìⁿ;

    to paint fans.
# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/so
### soso

* 酥so8161645
* Crisp; flaky; short.

#### so píaⁿ;

    crisp cake.

#### pek kàu so-so;

    toast it till it is very crisp.

#### mûaⁿ-so-píaⁿ;

    a short-cake sprinkled with hemp-seed.

#### sĭ ēng îu khí-so a ēng lâ khí-so?

    Are they shortened with oil or with lard?

#### so-thn̂g;

    molasses candy.
* 蘇so81614016
* A species of thyme, whose fragrant smell refreshes the weary spirit; to cheer up; happy.

#### so-cí;

    a species of Lophanthus$^*$, cultivated for its oil.

#### cí-so;

    sweet basil.

#### so-hâh-hieⁿ;

    rose-mallows.

#### so-bâk;

    sapan wood.

#### so-ciu;

    Soo-chow.

#### so sìⁿ, so bō̤, so jìo;

    fans, hats, and crape from Soo-chow.

#### īa-so;

    Jesus.

#### īa-so kà;

    Christianity.
* 道sò8671629
* Flavor, gust, sapidity, savor; good effect.

#### bô̤-bī bô̤ sò;

    insipid.

#### bī-sò hó̤;

    delicious, palatable.

#### cí kò̤ khah khin, teh bô̤ bī-sò, tîeh chūe ío tăng lâi teh cìaⁿ ŭ bī-sò;

    this is too light and it is of no use to lay it on as a weight, something heavier must be sought and then it will be effectual.
* 素sò8161204
* Plain, simple, unornamented; in the original color or state.

#### chēng khṳ̀ sò-sò;

    plainly dressed.

#### tá-pàng khṳ̀ sò-sò jú ngía;

    one looks better when simply attired.

#### sò mīn;

    of a solid color; without decoration.

#### sò jìo;

    plain crape.

#### sò lêng-tîu;

    plain thin silk.

#### àiⁿ căm-hue kâi, a sĭ àiⁿ sò-mīn kâi?

    Do you want the flowered or the plain?
* 瘦sò75710410
* Thin, poor; meager; lean.

#### i cìeⁿ-sî sáng-sò;

    she is very thin lately.

#### i cò̤-nî cîah kàn hìeⁿ sò?

    What makes him so lean?

#### sò-sò;

    much emaciated.
# Dido and Aeneas

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* 1689 edition, with libretto only
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# Diddle, Diddle

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The oldest known version of the song later known as Lavender's Blue.
Diddle, Diddle.
Or,
The Kind Country Lovers.
With sly insinuations he perswades her
And by the bands of Love, along he leads her,
Relating pleasant stories for to bind her
And all to make her unto him prove kinder.
And so in Love at last they live together
With pleasant dayes enjoying one another.
Tune of Lavender green, &c. With allowance, Ro. L'Estrange.
LAvenders green, didle, didle
Lavenders blue,
You must love me, diddle, diddle
cause I love you.
I heard one say, diddle, didle,
since I came hither
That you & I diddle, diddle,
must lie together.
My Hostesse maid diddle, dddle
her name was Nell,
She was a Lass, diddle, diddle
that I loved well.
But if she dye Diddle, diddle,
by some mishap,
Then she shall lye, Diddle, diddle
under the Tap.
That she may drink Diddle, diddle,
when she's a dry,
Because she lov'd Diddle, diddle
my Dog & I.
Call up your Maids Diddle, diddle
set them to work,
Some to make Hay, Diddle, diddle
some to the Rock.
Some to make Hay, Diddle, diddle,
some to the Corn
Whilst you and I Diddle, didle,
keep the bed warm.
Let the birds sing, Diddle, diddle
and the lambs play,
We shall be safe Diddle, diddle
out of harms way.
James at the George, Diddle, diddle
Sue at the Swan,
He loves his maid Diddle diddle,
she loves her man.
But if they chance Diddle, diddle
for to be found,
Catch them i'th Corn Diddle diddle
put them i'th pound.
I heard a bird Diddle, diddle
sing in my Ear,
Maids will be scarce Diddle, diddle,
the next New year.
For young men are Diddle diddle
so wanton grown
That they ne'r mind Diddle, didle,
which is their own.
Down in a Vale Diddle diddle
where flowers do grow,
And the Trees bud Diddle diddle
all on a row.
A brisk young man Diddle diddle
met with a Maid,
And laid her down, Diddle diddle
under the shade.
Where they did play Diddle, diddle
& Kiss & Court,
Like Lambs in May Diddle diddle
making fine sport.
There lives a Lass Diddle diddle
over the Green,
She sells good Ale Diddle diddle
think what I mean.
Oft have I been Diddle diddle
with her i'th dark
And yet I nere Diddle diddle
shot at the mark.
But now my Dear Diddle diddle
have at thy bumm
For I do swear Diddle diddle
now I am come.
I will be kind Diddle diddle
until I dye,
Then pretheee love Diddle didle
my Dog & I.
For thee & I Diddle diddle
now are all one,
And we will lye Diddle diddle
no more alone.
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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# Diddlety, Diddlety, Dumpty

English nursery rhyme (Roud 20799)
* "Didley, diddledy, dumpty" in A Book of Nursery Rhymes by Charles Welsh (1901)
* "Diddle-ty—diddle-ty—dumpty" in The Nursery Rhymes of Mother Goose by Arthur Rackham (St. Nicholas, 1913)
# Didache (Hoole translation)/Restored Text

THE DIDACHE
OR
TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES
RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL STATE
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# Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Raftor, Catherine

​RAFTOR, CATHERINE (1711–1785), actress. [See Clive, Catherine.]