Living
I have a penny in my purse
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
“I have a penny in my purse,
And my eyes are blue;
So ferry me across the water,
Do, boatman, do.”
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “I have a penny in my purse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/147/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “I have a penny in my purse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/147/.
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