Living
Margaret has a milking-pail
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Margaret has a milking-pail,
And she rises early;
Thomas has a threshing-flail,
And he’s up betimes.
Sometimes crossing through the grass
Where the dew lies pearly,
They say “Good morrow” as they pass
By the leafy limes.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Margaret has a milking-pail.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/120/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Margaret has a milking-pail.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/120/.
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