Baa! Baa! Black Sheep

Walter Crane 1845 – 1915



"Baa! Baa! Black sheep, have you any wool?"
    "Yes, marry, have I, three bags full;
    One for my master, and one for my dame,
    But none for the little boy that lives down the lane!"
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Submitted by naama on July 15, 2020

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABC
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 205
Words 39
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4

Walter Crane

Walter Crane (15 August 1845 – 14 March 1915) was a British artist and book illustrator. more…

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