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There was a young person in green * * * There was a young person in green, Who seldom was fit to be seen; She wore a long shawl, Over bonnet and all, Which enveloped that person in green. <Publ.... Poet:	There was a Young Person of Crete * * * There was a Young Person of Crete, Whose toilette was far from complete; ... Poet:	There was a Young Person of Smyrna * * * There was a Young Person of Smyrna, Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her; But she seized on the cat, ... 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 Buda * * * There was an Old Person of Buda , Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder; Till at last, with a hammer, They silenced his clamour, By smashing that Person of Buda. <Publ. 1846... Poet:	There was an Old Person of Cadiz * * * There was an Old Person of Cadiz, ... Poet:	There was an Old Person of Chester * * * There was an Old Person of Chester, Whom several small children did pester; They threw some large stones, Which broke most of his bones, And displeased that Old Person of... Poet:
There was an Old Person of Chili * * * There was an Old Person of Chili, Whose conduct was painful and silly, He sate on the stairs, ... Poet:	There was an Old Person of Dover * * * 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.... Poet: