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    That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.

    There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,

               Who wished he had never been born;

               So he sat on a chair,

    Till he died of despair.

    Pub. 1846

     ...

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    There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,

    Who possessed a remarkable fat cur;

         His gait and his waddle

         Were held as a model

    To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka.

    Pub. 1846

     
    ...

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     There was an Old Man of Kildare,

     Who climbed into a very old chair;

     When he said, — "Here I stays, —

     Till the end of my days,"

     That immovable Man of Kildare.


     <Publ. 1846>

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    There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
    Who never had more than a penny;
    He spent all that...



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    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.

    <Publ. 1846>

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    There was an Old Man of Moldavia ,

    Who had the most curious behaviour;

           For while he was able,

           He slept on a table.

    That funny Old Man of Moldavia.


     <Publ. 1846>

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    There was an Old Man of Peru,

    Who never knew what he should do;

         So he tore off his hair,

         And behaved like a bear,

    That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.


     <Publ. 1846>

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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.

    Pub. 1846



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    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.

     


    <Publ. 1846>



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    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?”

    <Publ. 1846>