Living
There was a young person of Bantry
From More Nonsense
Living
There was a young person of Bantry,
Who frequently slept in the pantry;
When disturbed by the mice, she appeased them with rice,
That judicious young person of Bantry.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was a young person of Bantry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/125/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was a young person of Bantry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/125/.
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