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| − | * '''Vincent d'Indy:''' (1851 – 1931) French composer | + | * '''Vincent d'Indy:''' (1851 – 1931) French composer |
* '''dandy:''' fop; very fine | * '''dandy:''' fop; very fine | ||
* '''"Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy" :''' a nursery rhyme | * '''"Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy" :''' a nursery rhyme | ||
Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy | Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy | ||
Loves plum cake and '''sugar candy''', | Loves plum cake and '''sugar candy''', | ||
| − | + | He bought some at the grocers shop | |
| − | + | And out he came, hop, hop, hop. | |
* '''sugar candy:'''a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens. | * '''sugar candy:'''a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens. | ||
* '''"Charlie likes whisky, Charlie likes brandy, Charlie likes kissing girls -- O sugar-de-candy:"''' London children;s street chant; Douglas: ''London Street Games'' 40 | * '''"Charlie likes whisky, Charlie likes brandy, Charlie likes kissing girls -- O sugar-de-candy:"''' London children;s street chant; Douglas: ''London Street Games'' 40 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, 5 July 2013
- Vincent d'Indy: (1851 – 1931) French composer
- dandy: fop; very fine
- "Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy" : a nursery rhyme
Handy spandy Jack-a-dandy
Loves plum cake and sugar candy,
He bought some at the grocers shop
And out he came, hop, hop, hop.
- sugar candy:a confection made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens.
- "Charlie likes whisky, Charlie likes brandy, Charlie likes kissing girls -- O sugar-de-candy:" London children;s street chant; Douglas: London Street Games 40
