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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 45, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: How many seconds in a minute?
Last Line: No one knows the rhyme.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): How Many Seconds?
Subject(s): Time
First Line: How many seconds in a minute?
Last Line: No one knows the rhyme.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): How Many Seconds?
Subject(s): Time
How many seconds in a minute?
Sixty, and no more in it.
How many minutes in an hour?
Sixty for sun and shower.
How many hours in a day?
Twenty-four for work and play.
How many days in a week?
Seven both to hear and speak.
How many weeks in a month?
Four, as the swift moon runn'th.
How many months in a year?
Twelve the almanack makes clear.
How many years in an age?
One hundred says the sage.
How many ages in time?
No one knows the rhyme.
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