Living
There was an old person of Skye
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Skye,
Who waltz'd with a Bluebottle fly:
They buzz'd a sweet tune, to the light of the moon,
And entranced all the people of Skye.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Skye.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/214/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Skye.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/214/.
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