Living
Dumpy Dicky
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Dumpy dicky said, "I can't;"
Joe said, "By and by;"
Grumpy Jacky said, "I shan't;"
Tommy said, "I'll try."
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Dumpy Dicky.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/75/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Dumpy Dicky.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/75/.
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