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There was an Old Person of Prague

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There was an Old Person of Prague by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Prague,Who was suddenly seized with the plague;But they gave him some butter, which caused him to mutter,And cured that Old Person of Prague.

Form: Limerick

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