Question

No spams!

Please explain these lines!

Cheer up! :p

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Answer 1

Answer:

The anecdote associated with the origin of the rhyme is that when Brown was a student at the Christ Church, Oxford, he was caught doing mischief. The dean of Christ Church, John Fell (1625–1686), who later went on to become the Bishop of Oxford, expelled Brown but offered to take him back if he passed a test.