Living

There was a Young Lady of Welling

by Edward Lear 1812–1888

From A Book of Nonsense

Living

There was a Young Lady of Welling,
Whose praise all the world was a-telling;
She played on the harp, and caught several Carp,
That accomplished Young Lady of Welling.

MLA

Lear, Edward. “There was a Young Lady of Welling.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/81/.

Chicago

Lear, Edward. “There was a Young Lady of Welling.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/81/.

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