Living

There is a young lady, whose nose

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

From More Nonsense

Living

There is a young lady, whose nose,
Continually prospers and grows;
When it grew out of sight, she exclaimed in a fright,
"Oh! Farewell to the end of my nose!"

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There is a young lady, whose nose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/200/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There is a young lady, whose nose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/200/.

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