A Book of Nonsense | Page 3

ran up a tree, and said "Fiddle-de-dee!"?Which embarrassed the people of Lucca.
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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.
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There was an Old Man of Bohemia,?Whose daughter was christened Euphemia;?But one day, to his grief, she married a thief,?Which grieved that Old Man of Bohemia.
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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.
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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.
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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!"
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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.
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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."
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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.
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There was an Old Man of Leghorn,?The smallest that ever was born;?But quickly snapt up he was once by a Puppy,?Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.
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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.
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There was an Old Man of Jamaica,?Who suddenly married a Quaker;?But she cried out, "Oh, lack! I have married a black!"?Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!"
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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.
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There was an Old Man of the West,?Who never could get any rest;?So they set him to spin on his nose and his chin,?Which cured that Old Man of the West.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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There was a Young