Living

There was a young lady in white

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

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Living

There was a young lady in white,
Who looked out at the depths of the night;
But the birds of the air, filled her heart with despair,
And oppressed that young lady in white.

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There was a young lady in white.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/152/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There was a young lady in white.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/152/.

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