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• There was an Old Man of Marseilles

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  There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
  Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of Moldavia

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  There was an Old Man of Moldavia ,
  Who had the most curious behaviour; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of Peru

  * * *
  There was an Old Man of Peru,
  Who never knew what he should do; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of the coast

  * * *
  There was an Old Man of the coast,
  Who placidly sat on a post; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of the West

  * * *
  There was an Old Man of the West,
  Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of the Wrekin

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  There was an Old Man of the Wrekin,
  Whose shoes made a horrible creaking …

  Edward Lear

• There was an old man of Three Bridges

  * * *
  There was an old man of Three Bridges,
  Whose mind was distracted by midges, …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of Vesuvius

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  There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
  Who studied the works of Vitruvius; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man of Vienna

  * * *
  There was an Old Man of Vienna,
  Who lived upon Tincture of Senna; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush!

  * * *
  There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush!
  I perceive a young bird in this bush!' …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man with a beard

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  There was an Old Man with a beard,
  Who said, 'It is just as I feared! …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man with a flute

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  There was an Old Man with a flute,
  A sarpint ran into his boot; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Man with a nose

  * * *
  There was an Old Man with a nose,
  Who said, 'If you choose to suppose, …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Person from Gretna

  * * *
  There was an Old Person from Gretna,
  Who rushed down the crater of Etna ; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an old person of Brill

  * * *
  There was an old person of Brill,
  Who purchased a shirt with a frill; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Person of Cadiz

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  There was an Old Person of Cadiz,
  Who was always polite to all ladies; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Person of Chili

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  There was an Old Person of Chili,
  Whose conduct was painful and silly, …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Person of Dover

  * * *
  There was an Old Person of Dover,
  Who rushed through a field of blue Clover; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Person of Ems

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  There was an Old Person of Ems,
  Who casually fell in the Thames; …

  Edward Lear

• There was an Old Person of Ewell

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  There was an Old Person of Ewell,
  Who chiefly subsisted on gruel; …

  Edward Lear

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