Living

There was a Young Lady whose bonnet

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

From A Book of Nonsense

Living

There was a Young Lady whose bonnet
Came untied when the birds sate upon it;
But she said, "I don't care! all the birds in the air
Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!"

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There was a Young Lady whose bonnet.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/112/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There was a Young Lady whose bonnet.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/112/.

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