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 POPULAR LOVE-RHYME. following lines very forcibly express the condition of many a country milkmaid, when motherly influences, or other considerations, render her incapable of giving a final decision upon the claims of two rival suitors. The rhymes may be changed so as to suit other Christian names at pleasure:—

WIGAN NURSERY SONG.

WINWICK CHURCH RHYME.

church at little Winwick,
 * It stands upon a sod;

And when a maid is married there,
 * The steeple gives a nod.