Living
There was an Old Person of Chester
From A Book of Nonsense
Living
There was an Old Person of Chester,
Whom several small children did pester;
They threw some large stones, which broke most of his bones,
And displeased that Old Person of Chester.
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MLA
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Chester.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/85/.
Chicago
Lear, Edward. “There was an Old Person of Chester.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/lear/85/.
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