Living
There was an Old Person of Basing
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Person of Basing,
Whose presence of mind was amazing;
He purchased a steed, which he rode at full speed,
And escaped from the people of Basing.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Basing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/24/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Basing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/24/.
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