Living
There was an old man of Dunluce
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Dunluce,
Who went out to sea on a goose:
When he'd gone out a mile, he observ'd with a smile,
"It is time to return to Dunluce."
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Dunluce.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/137/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Dunluce.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/137/.
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