Living
The city mouse eats bread and cheese;—
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
The city mouse eats bread and cheese;—
The garden mouse eats what he can;
We will not grudge him seeds and stalks,
Poor little timid furry man.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “The city mouse eats bread and cheese;—.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/95/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “The city mouse eats bread and cheese;—.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/95/.
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