Living
I’ve seen a hundred pretty things
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
“I’ve seen a hundred pretty things,
And seen a hundred gay
But only think: I peep by night
And do not peep by day!”
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “I’ve seen a hundred pretty things.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/203/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “I’ve seen a hundred pretty things.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/203/.
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