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There was an old person of Blythe

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Blythe,Who cut up his meat with a scythe;When they said, "Well! I never!" he cried, "Scythes for ever!"That lively old person of Blythe. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Dundalk

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Dundalk,Who tried to teach fishes to walk;When they tumbled down dead, he grew weary, and said,"I had better go back to Dundalk!" ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Ewell

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Ewell,Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;But to make it more nice, he inserted some Mice,Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Rimini

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Rimini,Who said, "Gracious! Goodness! O Gimini!"When they said, "Please be still!" she ran down a hill,And was never more heard of at Rimini. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old Person of Cromer

by Edward Lear

There was an old Person of Cromer,Who stood on one leg to read Homer;When he found he grew stiff, he jumped over the cliff,Which concluded that Person of Cromer. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Skye

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Skye,Who waltz'd with a Bluebottle fly:They buzz'd a sweet tune, to the light of the moon,And entranced all the people of Skye. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person in gray

by Edward Lear

There was an old person in gray,Whose feelings were tinged with dismay;She purchased two parrots, and fed them with carrots,Which pleased that old person in gray. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Slough

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Slough,Who danced at the end of a bough;But they said, "If you sneeze, you might damage the trees,You imprudent old person of Slough." ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Pett

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Pett,Who was partly consumed by regret;He sate in a cart, and ate cold apple tart,Which relieved that old person of Pett. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Mold

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Mold,Who shrank from sensations of cold;So he purchased some muffs, some furs, and some fluffs,And wrapped himself well from the cold. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Cheadle

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of CheadleWas put in the stocks by the BeadleFor stealing some pigs, some coats, and some wigs,That horrible person of Cheadle. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Ems

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of EmsWho casually fell in the Thames;And when he was found, they said he was drowned,That unlucky Old Person of Ems. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Philœ

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Philœ,Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;He rushed up a Palm when the weather was calm,And observed all the ruins of Philœ. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Leeds

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Leeds,Whose head was infested with beads;She sat on a stool and ate gooseberry-fool,Which agreed with that Person of Leeds. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Jodd

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Jodd,Whose ways were perplexing and odd;She purchased a whistle, and sate on a thistle,And squeaked to the people of Jodd. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Tartary

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Tartary,Who divided his jugular artery;But he screeched to his Wife, and she said, "Oh, my life!Your death will be felt by all Tartary!" ...Read more of this...

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There Was An Old Person Of Nice

by Edward Lear

 There was an old person of Nice, 
Whose associates were usually Geese. 
They walked out together, in all sorts of weather. 
That affable person of Nice!...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Sheen

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Sheen,Whose expression was calm and serene;He sate in the water, and drank bottled porter,That placid old person of Sheen. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Anerley

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Anerley,Whose conduct was strange and unmannerly;He rushed down the Strand with a Pig in each hand,But returned in the evening to Anerley. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Cannes

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Cannes,Who purchased three fowls and a fan;Those she placed on a stool, and to make them feel coolShe constantly fanned them at Cannes. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Cassel

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Cassel,Whose nose finished off in a tassel;But they call'd out, "Oh well! don't it look like a bell!"Which perplexed that old person of Cassel. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Minety

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Minety,Who purchased five hundred and ninetyLarge apples and pears, which he threw unawaresAt the heads of the people of Minety. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Sestri

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Sestri,Who sate himself down in the vestry;When they said, "You are wrong!" he merely said "Bong!"That repulsive old person of Sestri. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Dutton

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Dutton,Whose head was as small as a button;So to make it look big he purchased a wig,And rapidly rushed about Dutton. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Newry

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Newry,Whose manners were tinctured with fury;He tore all the rugs, and broke all the jugs,Within twenty miles' distance of Newry. ...Read more of this...

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