Living
There was an old person of Minety
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Minety,
Who purchased five hundred and ninety
Large apples and pears, which he threw unawares
At the heads of the people of Minety.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Minety.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/127/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Minety.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/127/.
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