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Mother Goose’s Melody

1772 poetry collection by Mother Goose
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Summary

Mother Goose’s Melody is a literary work[1]. It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mother Goose’s Melody authored Mother Goose[3].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody was edited by Oliver Goldsmith[5].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's illustrator is recorded as Thomas Bewick[6].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody was published by John Marshall[7].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's place of publication is recorded as London[8].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's place of publication is recorded as Worcester[9].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's place of publication is recorded as London[10].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[12].
  • 1772 marks the founding of Mother Goose’s Melody[13].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody was released on 1772[14].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's has edition or translation is recorded as The Original Mother Gooſe’s Melody[15].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's has edition or translation is recorded as Mother Gooſe’s Melody[16].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's has edition or translation is recorded as Mother Goose’s Melody[17].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's has edition or translation is recorded as Mother Gooſe’s Melody[18].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's significant event is recorded as copyright registration[19].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's main subject is nursery rhyme[20].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's main subject is sonnet[21].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's main subject is lullaby[22].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's main subject is Mother Goose[23].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's described by source is recorded as MOTHER GOOSE'S MELODY[24].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's described by source is recorded as Nurse Lovechild’s Legacy[25].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mother Gooſe’s Melody:\u2002or, Sonnets for the Cradle'}[26].
  • Mother Goose’s Melody's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'In Two Parts.\u2003Part I.\u2002Contains the moſt celebrated Songs and Lullabies of the old Britiſh Nurſes, calculated to amuſe Children and to excite them to Sleep.\u2003Part II.\u2002Thoſe of that ſweet Songſter and Nurſe of Wit and Humour, Maſter William Shakeſpeare.\u2003Embelliſhed with Cuts.\u2003And Illuſtrated with Notes and Maxims, Hiſtorical, Philoſophical and Critical.'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Mother Goose’s Melody authored Mother Goose[3]. It was edited by Oliver Goldsmith[5]. It was published by John Marshall[7].

Publication

Mother Goose’s Melody was published on 1772[14]. Place of publication include London[8] and Worcester[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include nursery rhyme[20], sonnet[21], lullaby[22], and Mother Goose[23].

Why It Matters

Mother Goose’s Melody is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. hockliffe.dmu.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Cotsen Children's Library. blogs.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Cotsen Children's Library. blogs.princeton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Elyaqim · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1772-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mother Gooſe’s Melody:\u2002or, Sonn
    Country of origin → Kingdom of Great Britain
    Illustrator → Thomas Bewick
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Derivative work: Q141599938"
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