...everywhere, varying but little in the wording : — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lie on ; Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One to sing, and one to pray, And two to carry my soul away. A picture in a child's book of that day impressed...

...suddenly, in a voice as if to satisfy a sick child, began, — " Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lay on ; Four corners to my bed, Four angola at the head," And, " Nancy Jakes, it is my name, England is my nation, London is my dwelling...

...makes us say at night." " And what is that ? " " Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Bless the bed that I lie on ; Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head, One to watch and one to pray, And two to bear my soul away." Frank was confounded. Had he not heard it with...

...Bevölkerung noch gegenwärtig gebräuchliche Abendgebet' also an : Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Bless the bed that I lay on: Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head, God within and God without, Blessed Jesus all about. In dieser Fassung fehlen die beiden, die Thätigkeit...

...Bevölkerung noch gegenwärtig gebräuchliche Abendgebet' also an : Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Bless the bed that I lay on: Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head, God within and God without, Blessed Jesus all about. In dieser Fassung fehlen die beiden, die Thätigkeit...

...Sunday schools have laboured to abolish — ' Matthew, Hark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed I sleep npon, Four corners to my bed, Four Angels round my head, One to read, and one to write, And two to guard me all the night.' Probably this was originally an allusion...

...Sunday schools have laboured to abolish — ' Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed I sleep upon, Four corners to my bed, Four Angels round my head, One to read, and one to write, And two to guard mo all the night.' Probably this was originally an allusion...

...the superstitious to this day. It is the well-known rhyme — " Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lay on ; Four corners to my bed, Four angels round it spread ; And if that death should chance to cull, I hope our Lord will save us all." This is a very...

...gamberally, Higgledy, piggledy, niggledy, niggledy, Gallop a dreary dun. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John81 Guard the bed that I lay on ! Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One^to watch, one to pray, And two to bear my soul away. Milkman, Milkman, where have you been ?...

...us in childhood have fallen asleep at night, saying over to ourselves our little nursery rhyme,— ' Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head; One to watch, and one to pray, And two to bear my soul away.' And, as children, we have loved to think of...