Living
There was an Old Man of Columbia
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man of Columbia,
Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer;
But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot,
Which disgusted that man of Columbia.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Columbia.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/7/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of Columbia.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/7/.
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