Social Commentaries
Nurse's Mistake
From Ruthless Rhymes for Heartless Homes (1902)
Social Commentaries
Nurse, who peppered baby's face
(She mistook it for a muffin),
Held her tongue and kept her place,
"Laying low and sayin' nuffin'";
Mother, seeing baby blinded,
Said, "Oh, nurse, how absent-minded!"
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MLA
Graham, Harry. “Nurse's Mistake.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/18/.
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Graham, Harry. “Nurse's Mistake.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/graham_h/18/.
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