Living
There was an old person in gray
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person in gray,
Whose feelings were tinged with dismay;
She purchased two parrots, and fed them with carrots,
Which pleased that old person in gray.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person in gray.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/194/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person in gray.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/194/.
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