Living
When I Am Big
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
When I am big, I mean to buy
A dozen platters of pumpkin-pie,
A barrel of nuts, to have 'em handy,
And fifty pounds of sugar-candy.
When I am big, I mean to wear
A long-tailed coat, and crop my hair;
I'll buy a paper, and read the news,
And sit up late whenever I choose.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “When I Am Big.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/174/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “When I Am Big.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/174/.
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