Living
Thinking Aloud
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Little Jenny with a pail
Tripping to the spring;
Little Jack astride a rail
Laughed to hear her sing.
Little Jenny softly said,
"I'm tired as I can be."
But Jack was sure that the little maid
Said, "Carry my pail for me."
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Thinking Aloud.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/4/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Thinking Aloud.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/4/.
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