Living
There was an old person of Filey
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Filey,
Of whom his acquaintance spoke highly;
He danced perfectly well, to the sound of a bell,
And delighted the people of Filey.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Filey.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/176/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Filey.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/176/.
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