Living
There was an old person of Shoreham
From More Nonsense
Living
There was an old person of Shoreham,
Whose habits were marked by decorum;
He bought an Umbrella, and sate in the cellar,
Which pleased all the people of Shoreham.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Shoreham.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/218/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an old person of Shoreham.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/218/.
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