Living
There was a young person of Ayr
From More Nonsense
Living
There was a young person of Ayr,
Whose head was remarkably square:
On the top, in fine weather, she wore a gold feather;
Which dazzled the people of Ayr.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was a young person of Ayr.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/198/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was a young person of Ayr.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/198/.
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