William Morris (March 24, 1834 – October 3, 1896) was an English artist, writer, socialist and activist. He was one of the principal founders of the British arts and crafts movement, best known as a designer of wallpaper and patterned fabrics, a writer of poetry and fiction and a pioneer of the socialist movement in Britain. Born on his family's estate of Elm House in Walthamstow, he went to school at Marlborough College, but left in 1851 after a student rebellion there. He then went to Exeter College, Oxford after studying for his matriculation to the university. He became influenced by John Ruskin there, and met his life-long friends and collaborators, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones, Ford Madox Brown and Philip Webb there as well. He also met his wife, Jane Burden, a working-class woman from Oxford whose pale skin, figure, and wavy, abundant dark hair were considered by Morris and his friends the epitome of beauty. These friends formed an artistic movement, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. They eschewed the tawdry industrial manufacture of decorative arts and architecture and favoured a return to hand-craftsmanship, raising artisans to the status of artists. He espoused the philosophy that art should be affordable, hand-made, and that there should be no hierarchy of artistic mediums. Morris married Jane Burden at St Michael at the Northgate, Oxford, on 26 April 1859. They had two daughters, Jane (called Jenny), who developed epilepsy after a boating accident, and Mary (called May), who herself became a designer and writer.
hush-a-by baby
Hush-a-by Baby
On the tree top,
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock;
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On the tree top,
When the wind blows
The cradle will rock;
When t...
boys and girls come out to play
Boys and girls come out to play,
The moon does shine as bright as day;
Come with a hoop, a...[read poem]
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The moon does shine as bright as day;
Come with a hoop, a...
in prison
Wearily, drearily,
Half the day long,
Flap the great banners
High over the stone;...[read poem]
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Half the day long,
Flap the great banners
High over the stone;...
three wise men of gotham
Three wise men of Gotham,
They went to sea in a bowl,
And if the bowl had been stronger,
My song had been longer.
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They went to sea in a bowl,
And if the bowl had been stronger,
My song had been longer.
ding dong bell
Ding dong bell,
The cat is in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Green....[read poem]
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The cat is in the well.
Who put her in?
Little Johnny Green....
little jack horner
Little Jack Horner
Sat in a corner,
Eating of Christmas pye;
He put in his ...[read poem]
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Sat in a corner,
Eating of Christmas pye;
He put in his ...
jack sprat
Jack Sprat
Could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean;
And so betwixt them both,
They lick'd the platter clean.
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Could eat no fat,
His wife could eat no lean;
And so betwixt them both,
They lick'd the platter clean.
high diddle, diddle
High diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jump'd over the moon;
The little...[read poem]
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The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jump'd over the moon;
The little...
this pig went to market
This pig went to market,
That pig staid at home;
This pig had roast meat,
That pig ha...[read poem]
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That pig staid at home;
This pig had roast meat,
That pig ha...
dickery dickery dock
Dickery, dickery dock,
The mouse ran up the clock;
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Dickery, dickery dock.
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The mouse ran up the clock;
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Dickery, dickery dock.
there was an old woman
There was an old woman
Liv'd under a hill,
And if she isn't gone
She lives there still.
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Liv'd under a hill,
And if she isn't gone
She lives there still.
atalanta's race
Through thick Arcadian woods a hunter went,
Following the beasts upon a fresh spring day;
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Following the beasts upon a fresh spring day;
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