Living
When I Was Little
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
When I was little,
Thought I was big;
Now I'm a giant,
Don't care a fig.
When I was nobody,
Felt quite a chap;
Now that I'm somebody,
Don't care a snap.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “When I Was Little.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/113/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “When I Was Little.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/113/.
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