Living
There was an old person of Deal
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Deal,
Who in walking used only his heel;
When they said, "Tell us why?" he made no reply,
That mysterious old person of Deal.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Deal.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/129/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Deal.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/129/.
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