title: An Apology For Poetry (Or The Defence Of Poesy): Revised and Expanded Third Edition
author: R. W. Maslen
description: <br />R. W. Maslen is Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Glasgow<br />
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  The Magpie Rhyme
  
  
  
  
  
  One for sorrow,
  
  
  Two for joy,
  
  
  Three for a girl,
  
  
  Four for a boy,
  
  
  Five for silver
  
  
  Six for gold,
  
  
  Seven for a secret,
  
  
  Never to be told