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
embarassed 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
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