Living
There was an Old Person of Mold
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Person of Mold,
Who shrank from sensations of cold;
So he purchased some muffs, some furs, and some fluffs,
And wrapped himself well from the cold.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Mold.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/41/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Mold.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/41/.
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