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Ninny Nanny Netticoat

Beatrix Potter 1866 (West Brompton, London) – 1943 (Near Sawrey, Lancashire)

Ninny Nanny Netticoat,
In a white petticoat,
With a red nose, --
The longer she stands,
The shorter she grows.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 10, 2023

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Scheme AABCB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 118
Words 22
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist and conservationist best known for her imaginative children’s books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit which celebrated the British landscape and country life. more…

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