Living
Bumble Bramble
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Bumble, bramble, which came first, sir,
Eggs or chickens? Who can tell?
I'll never believe that the first egg burst, sir,
Before its mother was out of her shell.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Bumble Bramble.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/187/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Bumble Bramble.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/187/.
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