Living
There was an old man in a barge
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man in a barge,
Whose nose was exceedingly large;
But in fishing by night, it supported a light,
Which helped that old man in a barge.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man in a barge.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/131/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man in a barge.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/131/.
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