Living
There was an old man of Thames Ditton
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Living
There was an old man of Thames Ditton,
Who called out for something to sit on;
But they brought him a hat, and said, "Sit upon that,
You abruptious old man of Thames Ditton!"
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Thames Ditton.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/202/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Thames Ditton.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/202/.
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