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There was an Old Person of Chili,
Whose conduct was painful and silly,
He sate on the stairs,
Eating apples and pears,
That...
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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.
<Publ. 1846>
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There was an Old Person of Ems,
Who casually fell in the Thames;
And when he was found
They said he was drowned,
That unlucky Old Person of Ems.
<Publ. 1846>
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There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice
He inserted some mice,
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell.
<Publ. 1846>
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There was an old person of Fife,
Who was greatly disgusted with life;
They sang him a ballad,
And fed him on salad,
Which cured that old person of Fife.
<Publ. 1872>
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There was an Old Person of Hurst,
Who drank when he was not athirst;
When they said, “You’ll grow fatter,”
He answered, “What matter?”
That globular Person of Hurst.
<Publ. 1846>
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There was an Old Person of Ischia,
Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier;
He dance...
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There was an Old Person of Leeds,
Whose head was infested with beads;
...
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There was an old person of Minety
Who purchased five hundred and ninety
Large apples and pears,
Which he threw unawares
At the heads of the people of Minety.
<Publ. 1846>
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There was an old person of Putney,
Whose food was roast spiders and chutney,
Which he took with his tea,
Within sight of the sea,
That romantic old person of Putney.
<Publ. 1872>