Living
There was an Old Man of the Dee
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man of the Dee,
Who was sadly annoyed by a Flea;
When he said, "I will scratch it!" they gave him a hatchet,
Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of the Dee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/50/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of the Dee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/50/.
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