Living
There was an Old Person of Troy
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Person of Troy,
Whose drink was warm brandy and soy,
Which he took with a spoon, by the light of the moon,
In sight of the city of Troy.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Troy.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/40/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Troy.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/40/.
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