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There Was a Man in Our Town

English nursery rhyme
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There Was a Man in Our Town

Summary

There Was a Man in Our Town is a nursery rhyme[1].

Key Facts

  • There Was a Man in Our Town's instance of is recorded as nursery rhyme[2].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's composer is recorded as Samuel Arnold[4].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's illustrator is recorded as George Bickham the Younger[5].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's illustrator is recorded as Thomas Bewick[6].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's Commons category is recorded as There Was a Man in Our Town[7].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's country of origin is recorded as Kingdom of Great Britain[9].
  • 1800 marks the founding of There Was a Man in Our Town[10].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town was published on 1729[11].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town was released on 1744[12].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's main subject is eye injury[13].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's main subject is fool[14].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's main subject is Bramble[15].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's main subject is hedge[16].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's main subject is healing[17].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's main subject is jumping[18].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's described at URL is recorded as http://www.balladindex.org/Ballads/OO2498.html[19].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's described by source is recorded as The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes[20].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's published in is recorded as Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book[21].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's published in is recorded as Mother Goose’s Melody[22].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's published in is recorded as Juvenile Amuſement[23].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's published in is recorded as The Famous Tommy Thumb’s Little Story‐book[24].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's title is recorded as A Man ſo Wiſe.[25].
  • There Was a Man in Our Town's title is recorded as Alexander’s Song.[26].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Nurse Lovechild’s Legacy. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Mother Goose’s Melody. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Kiwigirl3850 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Kingdom of Great Britain
    Image → The Real Mother Goose pg 65.jpg
    Inception → +1800-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → Aiken Drum
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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