Living
There was an Old Man of Melrose
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man of Melrose,
Who walked on the tips of his toes;
But they said, "It ain't pleasant to see you at present,
You stupid Old Man of Melrose."
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Melrose.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/49/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Melrose.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/49/.
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