Living
There was an Old Man of the Coast
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold he relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.
Cite this poem
MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of the Coast.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/72/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Man of the Coast.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/72/.
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