Living
There was an Old Man of Moldavia
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious behavior;
For while he was able, he slept on a table,
That funny Old Man of Moldavia.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Moldavia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/17/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Moldavia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/17/.
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