Living
There was an old man of Toulouse
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Toulouse
Who purchased a new pair of shoes;
When they asked, "Are they pleasant?" he said, "Not at present!"
That turbid old man of Toulouse.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Toulouse.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/133/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Toulouse.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/133/.
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