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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 102, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The dear old woman in the lane
Last Line: And wheel her chair round, if we may.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): Neighboring
Subject(s): Old Age; Women
First Line: The dear old woman in the lane
Last Line: And wheel her chair round, if we may.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): Neighboring
Subject(s): Old Age; Women
THE dear old woman in the lane
Is sick and sore with pains and aches,
We'll go to her this afternoon,
And take her tea and eggs and cakes.
We'll stop to make the kettle boil,
And brew some tea, and set the tray,
And poach an egg, and toast a cake,
And wheel her chair round, if we may.
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