Mythology & Folklore
The Little Elf
From An American Anthology (1900)
Mythology & Folklore
I met a little Elf-man, once,
Down where the lilies blow.
I asked him why he was so small
And why he didn't grow.
He slightly frowned, and with his eye
He looked me through and through.
"I'm quite as big for me," said he,
"As you are big for you."
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MLA
Bangs, John Kendrick. “The Little Elf.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bangs/2/.
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Bangs, John Kendrick. “The Little Elf.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bangs/2/.
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