Living
There was a young person in pink
From More Nonsense
Living
There was a young person in pink,
Who called out for something to drink;
But they said, "O my daughter, there's nothing but water!"
Which vexed that young person in pink.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was a young person in pink.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/157/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was a young person in pink.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/157/.
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