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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of Book of Nonsense, by Edward Lear
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
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+
+Title: Book of Nonsense
+
+Author: Edward Lear
+
+Posting Date: August 2, 2008 [EBook #982]
+Release Date: July, 1997
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ASCII
+
+*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BOOK OF NONSENSE ***
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+
+BOOK OF NONSENSE
+
+By Edward Lear
+
+
+
+         There was an Old Derry down Derry,
+         Who loved to see little folks merry;
+         So he made them a Book,
+         And with laughter they shook,
+         At the fun of that Derry down Derry!
+
+
+
+
+          TO THE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
+          GRAND-NEPHEWS, AND GRAND-NIECES
+          OF EDWARD, 13th EARL OF DERBY,
+
+          THIS BOOK OF DRAWINGS AND VERSES
+
+          (The greater part of which were originally
+          made and composed for their parents,)
+
+          IS DEDICATED BY THE AUTHOR,
+
+          EDWARD LEAR
+
+
+
+
+
+1.
+
+               There was an Old Man with a beard,
+               Who said, "It is just as I feared!--
+               Two Owls and a Hen,
+               Four Larks and a Wren,
+               Have all built their nests in my beard!"
+
+
+
+
+2.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Ryde,
+               Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied;
+               She purchased some clogs,
+               And some small spotty dogs,
+               And frequently walked about Ryde.
+
+
+
+
+3.
+
+               There was an Old Man with a nose,
+               Who said, "If you choose to suppose,
+               That my nose is too long,
+               You are certainly wrong!"
+               That remarkable Man with a nose.
+
+
+
+
+4.
+
+               There was an Old Man on a hill,
+               Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
+               He ran up and down,
+               In his Grandmother's gown,
+               Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
+
+
+
+
+5.
+
+               There was a Young Lady whose bonnet,
+               Came untied when the birds sate upon it;
+               But she said, "I don't care!
+               All the birds in the air
+               Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!"
+
+
+
+
+6.
+
+               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!"
+
+
+
+
+7.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Chili,
+               Whose conduct was painful and silly;
+               He sate on the stairs,
+               Eating apples and pears,
+               That imprudent Old Person of Chili.
+
+
+
+
+8.
+
+               There was an Old Man with a gong,
+               Who bumped at it all the day long;
+               But they called out, "O law!
+               You're a horrid old bore!"
+               So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
+
+
+
+
+9.
+
+               There was an Old Lady of Chertsey,
+               Who made a remarkable curtsey;
+               She twirled round and round,
+               Till she sunk underground,
+               Which distressed all the people of Chertsey.
+
+
+
+
+10.
+
+               There was an Old Man in a tree,
+               Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
+               When they said, "Does it buzz?"
+               He replied, "Yes, it does!
+               "It's a regular brute of a Bee!"
+
+
+
+
+11.
+
+               There was an Old Man with a flute,
+               A sarpint ran into his boot;
+               But he played day and night,
+               Till the sarpint took flight,
+               And avoided that man with a flute.
+
+
+
+
+12.
+
+               There was a Young Lady whose chin,
+               Resembled the point of a pin:
+               So she had it made sharp,
+               And purchased a harp,
+               And played several tunes with her chin.
+
+
+
+
+13.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
+               Who never had more than a penny;
+               He spent all that money,
+               In onions and honey,
+               That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
+
+
+
+
+14.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Ischia,
+               Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier;
+               He danced hornpipes and jigs,
+               And ate thousands of figs,
+               That lively Old Person of Ischia.
+
+
+
+
+15.
+
+               There was an Old Man in a boat,
+               Who said, "I'm afloat! I'm afloat!"
+               When they said, "No! you ain't!"
+               He was ready to faint,
+               That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
+
+
+
+
+16.
+
+               There was a Young lady of Portugal,
+               Whose ideas were excessively nautical;
+               She climbed up a tree,
+               To examine the sea,
+               But declared she would never leave Portugal.
+
+
+
+
+17.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
+               Who had the most curious behaviour;
+               For while he was able,
+               He slept on a table,
+               That funny Old Man of Moldavia
+
+
+
+
+18.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Madras,
+               Who rode on a cream-coloured ass;
+               But the length of its ears,
+               So promoted his fears,
+               That it killed that Old Man of Madras.
+
+
+
+
+19.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+20.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Peru,
+               Who never knew what he should do;
+               So he tore off his hair,
+               And behaved like a bear,
+               That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.
+
+
+
+
+21.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+22.
+
+               There was a Young person of Crete,
+               Whose toilette was far from complete;
+               She dressed in a sack,
+               Spickle-speckled with black,
+               That ombliferous person of Crete.
+
+
+
+
+23.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Isles,
+               Whose face was pervaded with smiles;
+               He sung high dum diddle,
+               And played on the fiddle,
+               That amiable Man of the Isles.
+
+
+
+
+24.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Buda,
+               Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder;
+               Till at last, with a hammer,
+               They silenced his clamour,
+               By smashing that Person of Buda
+
+
+
+
+25.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Columbia,
+               Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer;
+               But they brought it quite hot,
+               In a small copper pot,
+               Which disgusted that man of Columbia.
+
+
+
+
+26.
+
+               There was a young Lady of Dorking,
+               Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
+               But its colour and size,
+               So bedazzled her eyes,
+               That she very soon went back to Dorking.
+
+
+
+
+27.
+
+               There was an Old Man who supposed,
+               That the street door was partially closed;
+               But some very large rats,
+               Ate his coats and his hats,
+               While that futile old gentleman dozed.
+
+
+
+
+28.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the West,
+               Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest;
+               When they said, "Does it fit?"
+               He replied, "Not a bit!"
+               That uneasy Old Man of the West.
+
+
+
+
+29.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Wrekin,
+               Whose shoes made a horrible creaking;
+               But they said, "Tell us whether,
+               Your shoes are of leather,
+               Or of what, you Old Man of the Wrekin?"
+
+
+
+
+30.
+
+               There was a Young Lady whose eyes,
+               Were unique as to colour and size;
+               When she opened them wide,
+               People all turned aside,
+               And started away in surprise.
+
+
+
+
+31.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Norway,
+               Who casually sat in a doorway;
+               When the door squeezed her flat,
+               She exclaimed, "What of that?"
+               This courageous Young Lady of Norway.
+
+
+
+
+32.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Vienna,
+               Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;
+               When that did not agree,
+               He took Camomile Tea,
+               That nasty Old Man of Vienna.
+
+
+
+
+33.
+
+               There was an Old Person whose habits,
+               Induced him to feed upon Rabbits;
+               When he'd eaten eighteen,
+               He turned perfectly green,
+               Upon which he relinquished those habits.
+
+
+
+
+34.
+
+               There was an old person of Dover,
+               Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
+               But some very large bees,
+               Stung his nose and his knees,
+               So he very soon went back to Dover.
+
+
+
+
+35.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
+               Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils;
+               They caught several Fish,
+               Which they put in a dish,
+               And sent to their Pa at Marseilles.
+
+
+
+
+36.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Cadiz,
+               Who was always polite to all ladies;
+               But in handing his daughter,
+               He fell into the water,
+               Which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz.
+
+
+
+
+37.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Basing,
+               Whose presence of mind was amazing;
+               He purchased a steed,
+               Which he rode at full speed,
+               And escaped from the people of Basing.
+
+
+
+
+38.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Quebec,
+               A beetle ran over his neck;
+               But he cried, "With a needle,
+               I'll slay you, O beadle!"
+               That angry Old Man of Quebec.
+
+
+
+
+39.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Philae,
+               Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;
+               He rushed up a Palm,
+               When the weather was calm,
+               And observed all the ruins of Philae.
+
+
+
+
+40.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Bute,
+               Who played on a silver-gilt flute;
+               She played several jigs,
+               To her uncle's white pigs,
+               That amusing Young Lady of Bute.
+
+
+
+
+41.
+
+               There was a Young Lady whose nose,
+               Was so long that it reached to her toes;
+               So she hired an Old Lady,
+               Whose conduct was steady,
+               To carry that wonderful nose.
+
+
+
+
+42.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Turkey,
+               Who wept when the weather was murky;
+               When the day turned out fine,
+               She ceased to repine,
+               That capricious Young Lady of Turkey.
+
+
+
+
+43.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Apulia,
+               Whose conduct was very peculiar;
+               He fed twenty sons,
+               Upon nothing but buns,
+               That whimsical Man of Apulia.
+
+
+
+
+44.
+
+               There was an Old Man with a poker,
+               Who painted his face with red oker;
+               When they said, "You're a Guy!"
+               He made no reply,
+               But knocked them all down with his poker.
+
+
+
+
+45.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+46.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the North,
+               Who fell into a basin of broth;
+               But a laudable cook,
+               Fished him out with a hook,
+               Which saved that Old Man of the North.
+
+
+
+
+47.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Poole,
+               Whose soup was excessively cool;
+               So she put it to boil,
+               By the aid of some oil,
+               That ingenious Young Lady of Poole.
+
+
+
+
+48.
+
+               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 from the cold.
+
+
+
+
+49.
+
+               There was an Old Man or Nepaul,
+               From his horse had a terrible fall;
+               But, though split quite in two,
+               By some very strong glue,
+               They mended that Man of Nepaul.
+
+
+
+
+50.
+
+               There was an old Man of th' Abruzzi,
+               So blind that he couldn't his foot see;
+               When they said, "That's your toe,"
+               He replied, "Is it so?"
+               That doubtful old Man of th' Abruzzi.
+
+
+
+
+51.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Rhodes,
+               Who strongly objected to toads;
+               He paid several cousins,
+               To catch them by dozens,
+               That futile Old Person of Rhodes.
+
+
+
+
+52.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Peru,
+               Who watched his wife making a stew;
+               But once by mistake,
+               In a stove she did bake,
+               That unfortunate Man of Peru.
+
+
+
+
+53.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Melrose,
+               Who walked on the tips of his toes;
+               But they said, "It ain't pleasant,
+               To see you at present,
+               You stupid Old Man of Melrose."
+
+
+
+
+54.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Lucca,
+               Whose lovers completely forsook her;
+               She ran up a tree,
+               And said, "Fiddle-de-dee!"
+               Which embarrassed the people of Lucca.
+
+
+
+
+55.
+
+               There was an old Man of Bohemia,
+               Whose daughter was christened Euphemia;
+               Till one day, to his grief,
+               She married a thief,
+               Which grieved that old Man of Bohemia.
+
+
+
+
+56.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
+               Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
+               When the flames burnt his book,
+               To drinking he took,
+               That morbid Old Man of Vesuvius.
+
+
+
+
+57.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
+               Who wished he had never been born;
+               So he sat on a chair,
+               Till he died of despair,
+               That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.
+
+
+
+
+58.
+
+               There was an Old Lady whose folly,
+               Induced her to sit in a holly;
+               Whereon by a thorn,
+               Her dress being torn,
+               She quickly became melancholy.
+
+
+
+
+59.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Corfu,
+               Who never knew what he should do;
+               So he rushed up and down,
+               Till the sun made him brown,
+               That bewildered Old Man of Corfu.
+
+
+
+
+60.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the South,
+               Who had an immoderate mouth;
+               But in swallowing a dish,
+               That was quite full of fish,
+               He was choked, that Old Man of the South.
+
+
+
+
+61.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Nile,
+               Who sharpened his nails with a file;
+               Till he cut off his thumbs,
+               And said calmly, "This comes--
+               Of sharpening one's nails with a file!"
+
+
+
+
+62.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Rheims,
+               Who was troubled with horrible dreams;
+               So, to keep him awake,
+               They fed him with cake,
+               Which amused that Old Person of Rheims.
+
+
+
+
+63.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+64.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+65.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Dee,
+               Who was sadly annoyed by a flea;
+               When he said, "I will scratch it,"
+               They gave him a hatchet,
+               Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee.
+
+
+
+
+66.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Dundee,
+               Who frequented the top of a tree;
+               When disturbed by the crows,
+               He abruptly arose,
+               And exclaimed, "I'll return to Dundee."
+
+
+
+
+67.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Tring,
+               Who embellished his nose with a ring;
+               He gazed at the moon,
+               Every evening in June,
+               That ecstatic Old Person of Tring.
+
+
+
+
+68.
+
+               There was an Old Man on some rocks,
+               Who shut his wife up in a box;
+               When she said, "Let me out,"
+               He exclaimed, "Without doubt,
+               You will pass all your life in that box."
+
+
+
+
+69.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Coblenz,
+               The length of whose legs was immense;
+               He went with one prance,
+               From Turkey to France,
+               That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.
+
+
+
+
+70.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Calcutta,
+               Who perpetually ate bread and butter;
+               Till a great bit of muffin,
+               On which he was stuffing,
+               Choked that horrid old man of Calcutta.
+
+
+
+
+71.
+
+               There was an Old Man in a pew,
+               Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue;
+               But he tore it in pieces,
+               To give to his nieces,--
+               That cheerful Old Man in a pew.
+
+
+
+
+72.
+
+               There was an Old Man who said, "How,--
+               Shall I flee from this horrible Cow?
+               I will sit on this stile,
+               And continue to smile,
+               Which may soften the heart of that Cow."
+
+
+
+
+73.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Hull,
+               Who was chased by a virulent Bull;
+               But she seized on a spade,
+               And called out--"Who's afraid!"
+               Which distracted that virulent Bull.
+
+
+
+
+74.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Whitehaven,
+               Who danced a quadrille with a Raven;
+               But they said--"It's absurd,
+               To encourage this bird!"
+               So they smashed that Old Man of Whitehaven.
+
+
+
+
+75.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
+               The smallest as ever was born;
+               But quickly snapt up he,
+               Was once by a puppy,
+               Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.
+
+
+
+
+76.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Hague,
+               Whose ideas were excessively vague;
+               He built a balloon,
+               To examine the moon,
+               That deluded Old Man of the Hague.
+
+
+
+
+77.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
+               Who suddenly married a Quaker;
+               But she cried out--"O lack!
+               I have married a black!"
+               Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.
+
+
+
+
+78.
+
+               There was an old person of Dutton,
+               Whose head was so small as a button;
+               So to make it look big,
+               He purchased a wig,
+               And rapidly rushed about Dutton.
+
+
+
+
+79.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
+               Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
+               At the sound of each sweep,
+               She enraptured the deep,
+               And enchanted the city of Tyre.
+
+
+
+
+80.
+
+               There was an Old Man who said, "Hush!
+               I perceive a young bird in this bush!"
+               When they said--"Is it small?"
+               He replied--"Not at all!
+               It is four times as big as the bush!"
+
+
+
+
+81.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the East,
+               Who gave all his children a feast;
+               But they all ate so much,
+               And their conduct was such,
+               That it killed that Old Man of the East.
+
+
+
+
+82.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
+               Who possessed a remarkably fat cur,
+               His gait and his waddle,
+               Were held as a model,
+               To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka.
+
+
+
+
+83.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Coast,
+               Who placidly sat on a post;
+               But when it was cold,
+               He relinquished his hold,
+               And called for some hot buttered toast.
+
+
+
+
+84.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Bangor,
+               Whose face was distorted with anger;
+               He tore off his boots,
+               And subsisted on roots,
+               That borascible person of Bangor.
+
+
+
+
+85.
+
+               There was an Old Man with a beard,
+               Who sat on a horse when he reared;
+               But they said, "Never mind!
+               You will fall off behind,
+               You propitious Old Man with a beard!"
+
+
+
+
+86.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the West,
+               Who never could get any rest;
+               So they set him to spin,
+               On his nose find his chin,
+               Which cured that Old Man of the West.
+
+
+
+
+87.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+88.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Troy,
+               Whom several large flies did annoy;
+               Some she killed with a thump,
+               Some she drowned at the pump,
+               And some she took with her to Troy.
+
+
+
+
+89.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Berlin,
+               Whose form was uncommonly thin;
+               Till he once, by mistake,
+               Was mixed up in a cake,
+               So they baked that Old Man of Berlin.
+
+
+
+
+90.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+91.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Russia,
+               Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
+               Her screams were extreme,
+               No one heard such a scream,
+               As was screamed by that Lady of Russia.
+
+
+
+
+92.
+
+               There was an Old Man, who said, "Well!
+               Will NOBODY answer this bell?
+               I have pulled day and night,
+               Till my hair has grown white,
+               But nobody answers this bell!"
+
+
+
+
+93.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Wales,
+               Who caught a large fish without scales;
+               When she lifted her hook,
+               She exclaimed, "Only look!"
+               That ecstatic Young Lady of Wales.
+
+
+
+
+94.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Cheadle,
+               Was put in the stocks by the beadle;
+               For stealing some pigs,
+               Some coats, and some wigs,
+               That horrible Person of Cheadle.
+
+
+
+
+95.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+96.
+
+               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!"
+
+
+
+
+97.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+98.
+
+               There was an Old Man with an owl,
+               Who continued to bother and howl;
+               He sate on a rail,
+               And imbibed bitter ale,
+               Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.
+
+
+
+
+99.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Gretna,
+               Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
+               When they said, "Is it hot?"
+               He replied, "No, it's not!"
+               That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.
+
+
+
+
+100.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Sweden,
+               Who went by the slow train to Weedon;
+               When they cried, "Weedon Station!"
+               She made no observation,
+               But thought she should go back to Sweden.
+
+
+
+
+101.
+
+               There was a Young Girl of Majorca,
+               Whose aunt was a very fast walker;
+               She walked seventy miles,
+               And leaped fifteen stiles,
+               Which astonished that Girl of Majorca.
+
+
+
+
+102.
+
+               There was an Old Man of the Cape,
+               Who possessed a large Barbary Ape;
+               Till the Ape one dark night,
+               Set the house on a light,
+               Which burned that Old Man of the Cape.
+
+
+
+
+103.
+
+               There was an Old Lady of Prague,
+               Whose language was horribly vague;
+               When they said, "Are these caps?"
+               She answered, "Perhaps!"
+               That oracular Lady of Prague.
+
+
+
+
+104.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Sparta,
+               Who had twenty-five sons and one daughter;
+               He fed them on snails,
+               And weighed them in scales,
+               That wonderful person of Sparta.
+
+
+
+
+105.
+
+               There was an Old Man at a easement,
+               Who held up his hands in amazement;
+               When they said, "Sir, you'll fall!"
+               He replied, "Not at all!"
+               That incipient Old Man at a casement.
+
+
+
+
+106.
+
+               There was an old Person of Burton,
+               Whose answers were rather uncertain;
+               When they said, "How d'ye do?"
+               He replied, "Who are you?"
+               That distressing old person of Burton.
+
+
+
+
+107.
+
+               There was an Old Person of Ems,
+               Who casually fell in the Thames;
+               And when he was found,
+               They said he was drowned,
+               That unlucky Old Person of Ems.
+
+
+
+
+108.
+
+               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.
+
+
+
+
+109.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Parma,
+               Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer;
+               When they said, "Are you dumb?"
+               She merely said, "Hum!"
+               That provoking Young Lady of Parma.
+
+
+
+
+110.
+
+               There was an Old Man of Aosta,
+               Who possessed a large Cow, but he lost her;
+               But they said, "Don't you see,
+               She has rushed up a tree?
+               You invidious Old Man of Aosta!"
+
+
+
+
+111.
+
+               There was an Old Man, on whose nose,
+               Most birds of the air could repose;
+               But they all flew away,
+               At the closing of day,
+               Which relieved that Old Man and his nose.
+
+
+
+
+112.
+
+               There was a Young Lady of Clare,
+               Who was sadly pursued by a bear;
+               When she found she was tired,
+               She abruptly expired,
+               That unfortunate Lady of Clare.
+
+
+
+
+
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