Living
There was an old person of Newry
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Living
There was an old person of Newry,
Whose manners were tinctured with fury;
He tore all the rugs, and broke all the jugs,
Within twenty miles' distance of Newry.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Newry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/181/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Newry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/181/.
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