Little Miss Muffet.

From Little Bo-Peep:



Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet,
Eating curds and why;
There came a big spider,
And sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss
Muffet away.

The Lion Hunting With Other Beasts

From The Fables of Æsop:

A Lion, a Heifer, a Goat, and a Sheep once agreed to share whatever each might catch in hunting. A fine fat stag fell into a snare set by the Goat, who thereupon called the rest together. The Lion divided the stag into four parts. Taking the best piece for himself, he said: "This is mine, of course, as I am the Lion;" taking another portion, he added, "This too is mine by right - the right, if you must know, of the strongest." Further, putting aside the third piece, "That's for the most valiant," said he; "and as for the remaining part, touch it if you dare."

Admit for Confess

From Write it Right:

Admit for Confess: To admit is to concede something affirmed. An unaccused offender cannot admit his guilt.

The Cock and the Jewel

From The Fables of Æesop:



A brisk young Cock, scratching for something with which to entertain his favorite hens, happened to turn up a jewel. Feeling quite sure that it was something precious, but not knowing well what to do with it, he addressed it with an air of affected wisdom as follows: "You are a very fine thing, no doubt, but you are not at all to my taste. For my part, I would rather have one grain of dear, delicious barley than all the jewels in the world."

Little Bo-Peep

From Little Bo-Peep:

Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep,
And cannot tell where to find them; -
Leave them alone, and they'll come home
And bring their tails behind them.

Little Bo-Peep fell fast asleep,
And dreamt she heard them bleating;
But when she awoke she found it a joke,
For still they were all fleeting.

Then up she took her little crook,
Determined for the find them; -
She found them indeed, but it made her heart bleed,
For they'd left their tails behind them.

The Oneirocriticon of Astrampsychus cont.

From The Complete Dream Book:

THE ONEIROCRITICON OF ASTRAMPSYCHUS
cont.

To have broad feet is a sign of misfortune.
The amputation of the feet is a bar to a contemplated journey
The burning of the body indicates a very evil reputation.
Gladness of mind shows that you will live abroad.
For a blind man to see is the best omen possible.
To wear a white robe is an excellent omen.
To wear a black one is a mournful spectacle.
To wear a purple robe thratens a long disease.
To wear a red one promises an honourable action.
To wear the pall of kings is the solution to our expectations.
The tearing of a garment is relief from the burden of anxieties.
A severed girdle speedily cuts short a journey.
To behold the stars forebodes much good to men.
Thunder-peals in dreams are the words of messengers.
To see lights indicates guidance in affairs.
The sight of withered trees declares the uselessness of labours.
Pearls denote a torrent of tears.
Milk confounds the politics of enemies.
Milk is the sign of peaceful circumstances.

Admit for Confess

From Write it Right:

Admission for Admittance. "The price of admission is one dollar."