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Let Her Go explained

A brief poem in which a child pleads with their mother to be allowed to go to McIntyre's to buy a sofa.

What happens

A brief poem in which a child pleads with their mother to be allowed to go to McIntyre's to buy a sofa.

Characters to notice

  • James McIntyre

    Referenced as the proprietor of the store where the sofa is to be purchased.

Key passages

  • Will you please to let me go, Ma, To McIntyre’s, to buy a Sofa.

    The speaker asks their mother for permission to go to McIntyre's store to purchase a sofa.

    The entire poem consists of this single request.