Living
Jean and Kitty
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
How did they learn that their ways were small?
Jean and Kitty--
How did they know they were scorned by all?
Jean and Kitty.
Why, they listened one day, at a neighbor's blinds,
And heard the family speak their minds--
What a pity!
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Jean and Kitty.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/162/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Jean and Kitty.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/162/.
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