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Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses
Moses supposes his toeses are roses, 

But Moses supposes erroneously;

For nobody's toeses are posies of roses

As Moses supposes his toeses to be.

Baring-Gould, William S. and Cecil Baring-Gould, Eds. The Annotated Mother Goose: Nursery Rhymes Old and New. New York: Bramhall House, 1962, p. 283. No. 754

MOSES
Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
But Moses supposes erroneously;
For nobody's toeses are posies of roses
As Moses supposes his toeses to be. 
The Mother Goose Treasury. Illus. by Raymond Briggs. New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1966, p. 202. 
MOSES AND HIS TOESES 
Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
But Moses supposes erroneously,
For nobody's toeses we knowses are roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be! 

Moses Supposes His Toeses Are Roses and 7 Other Silly Old Rhymes. Ed. and Illus. by Nancy Patz. San Diego , CA : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1983.

MOSES SUPPOSES his toeses are roses, 
But Moses supposes erroneously;
For nobody's toeses are posies of roses
As Moses supposes his toeses to be. 

Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. Ed. and Illus. by Allen Atkinson. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1984, p. 59.

MOSES 
Moses supposes
His toes are roses,
But Moses supposes
Erroneously;
For nobody's toeses
Are posies of roses,
As Moses supposes
His toeses to be. 

Fujikawa, Gyo. Baby Mother Goose. New York : Random House, 1989.

Moses supposes his toeses are roses,
But Moses supposes erroneously,
For nobody's toeses are posies of roses,
As Moses supposes his toeses to be. 

Sutherland, Zena, Ed. The Orchard Book of Nursery Rhymes. Illus. by Faith Jacques. New York : Orchard Books, 1990, p. 62.

 



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