Living
There was an old person of Florence
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Florence,
Who held mutton chops in abhorrence;
He purchased a Bustard, and fried him in Mustard,
Which choked that old person of Florence.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Florence.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/166/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Florence.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/166/.
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