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Heavy Words Lightly Thrown
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Publisher : Gotham
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 1592401309
ISBN-13 : 9781592401307
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Book Synopsis Heavy Words Lightly Thrown by : Chris Roberts

Book excerpt: A history of the origins and meanings of nursery rhymes reveals the popular sport behind "Jack Be Nimble" and Humpty Dumpty's identity as a cannon mounted on the walls of a Colchester church.


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