Living
There was an old man of Blackheath
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old man of Blackheath,
Whose head was adorned with a wreath
Of lobsters and spice, pickled onions and mice,
That uncommon old man of Blackheath.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Blackheath.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/215/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old man of Blackheath.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/215/.
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