[PW] Re: "All the King's Men" - source of this phrase

[Sylvia Milne]

The origins are obscure, but I imagine that it comes from the old nursery 
rhyme
 Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King's horses, And all the King's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again!

Sylvia Milne

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http://www.sylviamilne.btinternet.co.uk/plucked/
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From: "jon ackroyd" <jackroyd at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 5:36 PM
Subject: [PW] "All the King's Men" - source of this phrase


> W0mbats:  This sounds old to me but I can't find from the WWW where it 
> might
> have originated. Was it only from the book ? Something earlier?  Any ideas 
> ?
>
> Thank you
>
> jon ackroyd
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