Living

There was a young lady of Firle

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

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Living

There was a young lady of Firle,
Whose hair was addicted to curl;
It curled up a tree, and all over the sea,
That expansive young lady of Firle.

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There was a young lady of Firle.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/211/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There was a young lady of Firle.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/211/.

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