 | Frank R. Stockton - 1898 - 374 str.
...Mother Goose we are told of the intimate connection between Welshmen, thievery, and marrow-bones ; for " Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came...stole a leg of beef. "I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't home, Taffy went to my house, And stole a marrow-bone." What happened to Taffy we do not know,... | |
 | Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society - 1901 - 444 str.
...were constantly taking place and of which the memory is still preserved in the nursery rhyme — " Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came...beef ; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was in bed," etc. Then, also, much could be said about the great land-owners among whom the county was divided both... | |
 | Thaddeus Stevens Kenderdine - 1901 - 356 str.
...the song of the beef-purloining Taffey, so aggravating and suggestive in its synonymity, thus — " Taffy was a Welshman ; Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef, I went to Taffy's house — Taffy was in bed ; I up with a marrow-bone and knocked him... | |
 | 1903 - 518 str.
...curds and whey ; There came a spider, And sat down beside her, And frightened Miss MufFet away. 22 TAFFY was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief; Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house and stole a... | |
 | Karl Fritiof Sundén - 1904 - 272 str.
...(deivTd). 'Taffy' is a Welsh petform for 'David'. Extraordinary Nurstry Rhymes anil Tales, p. 65. Taffy the Welshman. Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a joint of beef, I went to Taffy's house, Tafly was from home, I searched but found nought to the beef... | |
 | Robert Ford - 1904 - 310 str.
...cow's in the corn ; Where is the boy that looks after the sheep ? He's under the haycock, fast asleep ! Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy was not at home ; Taffy came to my house, and stole a... | |
 | 1905 - 122 str.
...pussy cat, what did you there ? I frightened a little mouse under the chair. Taffy was a Welchman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house and stole a piece of beef; I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wan't at home, Taffy came to my house and stole a marrow-bone... | |
 | Frank R. Stockton - 1913 - 268 str.
...Mother Goose we are told of the intimate connection between Welshmen, thievery, and marrow-bones; for "Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came...a leg of beef. •'I went to Taffy's house, Taffy wasn't home, Taffy went to my house, And stole a marrow-bone." What happened to Taffy we do not know,... | |
 | William S. Walsh - 1914 - 406 str.
...the sister of Little Btllee. Another famous Taffy appears in the ancient nursery jingle which begins Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief. Taffy came to my house And stole a piece of beef. Talbot, John, first Earl of Shrewsbury (1388-1453), an English general, who was taken... | |
 | 1915 - 508 str.
...be, preferably, leakproof rings. High Price of Beef. Paddy was a welcher; Paddy was a thief. Paddy came to my house and stole a leg of beef. I went to Paddy's home, 'n jumped him for the steal. Paddy came to my house and said he'd square the deal. I... | |
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TAFFY WAS A WELSHMAN Taffy was a Welshman, Taffy was a thief, Taffy came to my house, and stole a piece of beef. 
