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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHER SHUTTLE, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Old mother shuttle / lived in a coal-scuttle Last Line: And who was the gainer by that? | |||
OLD Mother Shuttle Lived in a coal-scuttle Along with her dog and her cat; What they ate I can't tell, But 'tis known very well That not one of the party was fat. Old Mother Shuttle Scoured out her coal-scuttle, And washed both her dog and her cat; The cat scratched her nose, So they came to hard blows, And who was the gainer by that? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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