Living
What will you give me for my pound?
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
What will you give me for my pound?
Full twenty shillings round.
What will you give me for my shilling?
Twelve pence to give I’m willing.
What will you give me for my penny?
Four farthings, just so many.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “What will you give me for my pound?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/86/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “What will you give me for my pound?” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/86/.
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