Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary

Details

Instance of

musical work/composition, literary work

Inception

18th century

Publication date

1744

Composer

James Hook, Samuel Arnold

Derivative works

Poser for Mary

Genre

nursery rhyme

Main subject

garden, gardener, flower, contrarian, Mary Contrary

copyright status

public domain, public domain, public domain

country of origin

Kingdom of Great Britain

described by source

The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, Infant Inſtitutes

first line

Miſtreſs Mary : / Quite contrary,

form of creative work

song, bagatelle

has characteristic

traditional folk song

has edition or translation

Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary

illustrator

George Bickham the Younger, George Bickham the Younger

language of work or name

English

last line

And ſo my Garden grows.

published in

Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book, Nancy Cock’s Song‐book, for All Little Miſſes and Maſters, Christmas Box, Juvenile Amuſement

quotation or excerpt

Mary, Mary, quite contrary, / How does your garden grow? / With silver bells and cockle shells, / And pretty maids all in a row., Miſtreſs Mary: / Quite contrary, / How does your / Garden grow, / With Silver Bells, / And Cockle Shells, / And ſo my Garden grows., Mrs. Mary, / Quite contrary, / How does your Garden grow ? / With Silver Bells, / And Cockle Shells, / Sing Cuckolds all a‐row.

tempo marking

allegretto

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