Living
There was an old person of Pett
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Pett,
Who was partly consumed by regret;
He sate in a cart, and ate cold apple tart,
Which relieved that old person of Pett.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Pett.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/172/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Pett.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/172/.
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