Living

There was a Young Lady of Tyre

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

From A Book of Nonsense

Living

There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep she enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There was a Young Lady of Tyre.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/69/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There was a Young Lady of Tyre.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/69/.

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