Living
Spinning Your Top
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Spinning your top,
Don't let it flop, boys;
Flying your kite,
Pull with your might, boys.
Rolling your hoop,
Never you stoop, boys;
Either stand still,
Or play with a will.
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Spinning Your Top.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/69/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Spinning Your Top.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/69/.
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