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There was an old man of Three Bridges * * * There was an old man of Three Bridges, Whose mind was distracted by midges, He saate on a wheel, Eating underdone veal, Which relieved that old man of Three Bridges. ... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Vesuvius * * * There was an Old Man of Vesuvius, Who studied the works of... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Vienna * * * 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. <Publ.... Poet:	There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush! * * * 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!' <... Poet:
There was an Old Man with a beard * * * 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!' <Publ. 1846>... Poet:	There was an Old Man with a flute * * * There was an Old Man with a flute, ... Poet:	There was an Old Man with a nose * * * 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. <Publ. 1846>... Poet:	There was an Old Person from Gretna * * * There was an Old Person from 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... Poet:
There was an old person of Brill * * * There was an old person of Brill, Who purchased a shirt with a frill; But they said, 'Don't you wish, You mayn't look like a fish, You obsequious ol person of Brill?' ... Poet:	There was an Old Person of Cadiz * * * There was an Old Person of Cadiz, ... Poet: