• There was an old person of Stroud

     

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     There was an old person of Stroud,

     Who was horribly jammed in a crowd;

     Some she slew with a kick,

     Some she scrunched with a stick,

     That impulsive old person of Stroud.



     <Publ. 1872>

  • There was an old person of Wick

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     There was an old person of Wick,

     Who said, 'Tick-a-Tick, Tick-a-Tick;

     Chickabee, Chickabaw,'

     And he said nothing more,

     That laconic old person of Wick.

     

     <Publ. 1872>

  • There was an old person of Wilts

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    There was an old person of Wilts,

    Who constantly walked upon stilts;

        He wreathed them with lilies,

        And daffy-down-lilies,

    That elegant person of Wilts.


     <Publ. 1872>

  • There was an Old Person whose habits



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    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.

    <Publ. 1846>