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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MILK MAID, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "where are you going to, my pretty maid?" Last Line: "nobody asked you, sir, she said" | |||
WHERE are you going to, my pretty maid? I'm going a-milking, sir, she said, Sir, she said, sir, she said, I'm going a-milking, sir, she said. May I go with you, my pretty maid? You're kindly welcome, sir, she said, Sir, she said, sir, she said, You're kindly welcome, sir, she said. Say, will you marry me, my pretty maid? Yes, if you please, kind sir, she said, Sir, she said, sir, she said, Yes, if you please, kind sir, she said. What is your father, my pretty maid? My father's a farmer, sir, she said, Sir, she said, sir, she said, My father's a farmer, sir, she said. What is your fortune, my pretty maid? My face is my fortune, sir, she said, Sir, she said, sir, she said, My face is my fortune, sir, she said. Then I can't marry you, my pretty maid. Nobody asked you, sir, she said, Sir, she said, sir, she said, Nobody asked you, sir, she said. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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