Living
There was an Old Man of Dundee
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man of Dundee,
Who frequented the top of a tree;
When disturbed by the Crows, he abruptly arose,
And exclaimed, "I'll return to Dundee!"
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Dundee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/56/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Dundee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/56/.
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