Living
There was an old man of Ibreem
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Ibreem,
Who suddenly threaten'd to scream;
But they said, "If you do, we will thump you quite blue,
You disgusting old man of Ibreem!"
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Ibreem.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/178/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Ibreem.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/178/.
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