Living
There was an old person of Barnes
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Living
There was an old person of Barnes,
Whose garments were covered with darns;
But they said, "Without doubt, you will soon wear them out,
You luminous person of Barnes!"
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Barnes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/188/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Barnes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/188/.
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