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The City Child
From Poetical Works (1899)
DAINTY little maiden, whither would you wander?
Whither from this pretty home, the home where mother dwells?
'Far and far away, 'said the dainty little maiden,
'All among the gardens, auriculas, anemones,
Roses and lilies and Canterbury-bells.'
Dainty little maiden, whither would you wander?
Whither from this pretty house, this city-house of ours?
'Far and far away, 'said the dainty little maiden,
'All among the meadows, the clover and the clematis,
Daisies and kingcups and honeysuckle-flowers.'
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MLA
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “The City Child.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/334/.
Chicago
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. “The City Child.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tennyson/334/.
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