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There was an old person of Crowle

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Crowle,Who lived in the nest of an owl;When they screamed in the nest, he screamed out with the rest,That depressing old person of Crowle. ...Read more of this...

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On Person Guilty

by Ben Jonson

XXXVIII. ? TO PERSON GUILTY.  (II)     GUILTY, because I bade you late be wise ;  And to conceal your ulcers, did advise, You laugh when you are touch'd, and long before  Any man else, you clap your hands and roar, And cry, good !  good !   This quite perverts my sense,  And lies so far from wit, 'tis impudence....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 Bree

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Bree,Who frequented the depths of the sea;She nurs'd the small fishes, and washed all the dishes,And swam back again into Bree. ...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 Spain

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Spain,Who hated all trouble and pain;So he sate on a chair with his feet in the air,That umbrageous Old Person of Spain. ...Read more of this...

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There was a Young Person of Smyrna

by Edward Lear

There was a Young Person of Smyrna,Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;But she seized on the Cat, and said, "Granny, burn that!You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!" ...Read more of this...

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High Conspiratorial Person

by Carl Sandburg

 OUT of the testimony of such reluctant lips, out of the oaths and mouths of such scrupulous liars, out of perjurers whose hands swore by God to the white sun before all men,

Out of a rag saturated with smears and smuts gathered from the footbaths of kings and the loin cloths of whores, from the scabs of Babylon and...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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Are You the New person drawn toward Me?

by Walt Whitman

 ARE you the new person drawn toward me? 
To begin with, take warning—I am surely far different from what you suppose; 
Do you suppose you will find in me your ideal? 
Do you think it so easy to have me become your lover? 
Do you think the friendship of me would be unalloy’d satisfaction?
Do you think I am trusty...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of China

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of China,Whose daughters were Jiska and Dinah,Amelia and Fluffy, Olivia and Chuffy,And all of them settled in China. ...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 Woking

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Woking,Whose mind was perverse and provoking;He sate on a rail, with his head in a pail,That illusive old person of Woking. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Sark

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Sark,Who made an unpleasant remark;But they said, "Don't you see what a brute you must be,You obnoxious old person of Sark!" ...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 a young person of Ayr

by Edward Lear

There was a young person of Ayr,Whose head was remarkably square:On the top, in fine weather, she wore a gold feather;Which dazzled the people of Ayr. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Hurst

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Hurst,Who drank when he was not athirst;When they said, "You'll grow fatter!" he answered "What matter?"That globular Person of Hurst. ...Read more of this...

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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. ...Read more of this...

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There was an Old Person of Troy

by Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Troy,Whose drink was warm brandy and soy,Which he took with a spoon, by the light of the moon,In sight of the city of Troy. ...Read more of this...

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There was a young person whose history

by Edward Lear

There was a young person whose historyWas always considered a mystery;She sate in a ditch, although no one knew which,And composed a small treatise on history. ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Grange

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Grange,Whose manners were scroobious and strange;He sailed to St. Blubb in a waterproof tub,That aquatic old person of Grange. ...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 Rye

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Rye,Who went up to town on a fly;But they said, "If you cough, you are safe to fall off!You abstemious old person of Rye!" ...Read more of this...

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There was an old person of Barnes

by Edward Lear

There was an old person of Barnes,Whose garments were covered with darns;But they said, "Without doubt, you will soon wear them out,You luminous person of Barnes!" ...Read more of this...

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