Famous quotes containing the word diddle:
“Call Tullia’s ape a marmasyte
And Leda’s goose a swan.”
—Unknown. Fara Diddle Dyno (l. 7–8)
“Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.”
—Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. Hey, diddle, diddle (l. 1–6)
“Do diddle di do,
Poor Jim Jay
Got stuck fast
In Yesterday.”
—Walter De La Mare (1873–1956)