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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Jack and Jill
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One of the most popular of nursery rhymes. The first verse, in which the two children go up the hill to fetch a pail of water and then come tumbling down, was published on its own in the 18C. Frequent attempts, all unconvincing, have been made to find political or other explanations.
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