where did the nursery rhyme humpty dumpty come from
Humpty Dumpty The earliest known version was published in Samuel Arnold's Juvenile Amusements in 1797[6] with the lyrics:
Star-crossed The phrase was coined in the prologue of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet:
Rabbit rabbit rabbit The exact origin of the superstition is unknown, though it was recorded in Notes and Queries as being said by children in 1909:
All that glitters is not gold While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th century line by William Shakespeare.
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford Molly Bawn contains Hungerford's most famous idiom:
Matthew 7:7–8 The common English expression "Seek and Ye Shall Find" is derived from this verse.