Living

There was an old person of Sark

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

From More Nonsense

Living

There was an old person of Sark,
Who made an unpleasant remark;
But they said, "Don't you see what a brute you must be,
You obnoxious old person of Sark!"

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Sark.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/186/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Sark.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/186/.

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