Living
In Fervent Praise of Picnics
From The Book of Joyous Children (1902)
Living
Picnics is fun 'at's purty hard to beat.
I purt'-nigh ruther go to them than eat.
I purt'-nigh ruther go to them than go
With our Char_lot_ty to the Trick-Dog Show.
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MLA
Riley, James Whitcomb. “In Fervent Praise of Picnics.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/332/.
Chicago
Riley, James Whitcomb. “In Fervent Praise of Picnics.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/riley/332/.
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