Living
There was an old man of Three Bridges
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Three Bridges,
Whose mind was distracted by midges,
He sate on a wheel, eating underdone veal,
Which relieved that old man of Three Bridges.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Three Bridges.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/147/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Three Bridges.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/147/.
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