Living
There was an old man of Dunrose
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Dunrose;
A parrot seized hold of his nose.
When he grew melancholy, they said, "His name's Polly,"
Which soothed that old man of Dunrose.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Dunrose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/132/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Dunrose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/132/.
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