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     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. 1872>

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    There was a Young Person of Crete,
    Whose toilette was far from complete;
    She dressed in a...



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    There was a Young Person of Smyrna,

    Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
    But she seized on the cat,
    And said, 'Granny, burn that! ...