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What is the rhyme for porringer? What is the rhyme for porringer? The king he had a daughter fair And gave the Prince of Orange her. |
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The 'daughter fair' was the Princess Mary, daughter of James, Duke of York (later James II), who was given in marriage to William, Prince of Orange, the ruler of the Netherlands. William deposed James in 'The Bloodless Revolution' of 1688, and ruled Britain with Mary as William III and Mary II. |
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