Living
There was an Old Man with an Owl
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man with an Owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sat on a rail, and imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his Owl.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man with an Owl.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/105/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man with an Owl.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/105/.
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