Living
Poor Little Mousie
From Rhymes and Jingles (1875)
Living
Poor little mousie, what a mishap!
Why did you put your nose in the trap?
Hold still, mousie, and trust to me--
I'll touch the spring, and set you free!
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MLA
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Poor Little Mousie.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/95/.
Chicago
Dodge, Mary Mapes. “Poor Little Mousie.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dodge_mm/95/.
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