Living
There was an old man of Spithead
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Spithead,
Who opened the window, and said,--
"Fil-jomble, fil-jumble, fil-rumble-come-tumble!"
That doubtful old man of Spithead.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Spithead.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/173/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Spithead.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/173/.
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