Living
A Common Mistake
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
The wisest thing
For any man,
Is to get from others
All he can.
The meanest thing
A man can do,
Is to get his gains
From me or you.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “A Common Mistake.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/165/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “A Common Mistake.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/165/.
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