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A Apple Pie - Kate Greenaway

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A Apple Pie is very ancient. Reference is made to it as back in 1671 by John Eachard. In these early versions the letters I and J were not differentiated.

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A Apple Pie - Kate Greenaway
PUBLISHER'S NOTE Kate Greenaway used an early version of the rhyme to illustrate A APPLE PIE which was first published in 1886 and it will be noticed that there is no rhyme for the letter I.

The rhyme of A APPLE PIE is very ancient and reference is made to it as early as 1671 in one of the writings of John Eachard. In these early versions the letters I and J were not differentiated. The letter J as we know it to-day was the curved initial form of the letter I and was always used before a vowel.

A Apple Pie
A Apple Pie
B Bit It
B Bit It
C Cut It
C Cut It
D Dealt It
D Dealt It
E Eat It
E Eat It
F Fought For It
F Fought For It
G Got It
G Got It
H Had It
H Had It
J Jumped For It
J Jumped For It
K Knelt For It
K Knelt For It
L Longed For It
L Longed For It
M Mourned For It
M Mourned For It
N Nodded For It
N Nodded For It
O Opened It
O Opened It
P Peeped In It
P Peeped In It
Q Quartered It
Q Quartered It
R Ran For It
R Ran For It
S Sang For It
S Sang For It
T Took It
T Took It
U V W X Y Z All Had A Large Slice And Went Off To Bed
U V W X Y Z All Had A Large Slice And Went Off To Bed
 

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Librivox - A Apple Pie Kate Greenaway read by Laura Harrington
The Library of Congress - A Apple Pie Kate Greenaway - G. Routledge and Sons [1886]