There was a Young Lady of Ryde

 * * *


 There was a Young Lady of Ryde,

 Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied.

 She purchased some clogs,

 And some small spotted dogs,

 And frequently walked about Ryde.


 <Publ. 1846...

Poet:
There was a Young Lady of Tyre

 * * *


 There was a Young Lady of Tyre,

 Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;

 At the sound of each sweep

 She enraptured the deep,

 And enchanted the city of Tyre.


 <Publ. 1846>...

Poet:
There was a Young Lady whose bonnet



 * * *


There was a Young Lady whose bonnet,

Came untied when the birds sate upon it;

        But she said: 'I don't care!

        All the birds in the air

Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!'...

Poet:
There was a Young Lady whose chin


* * *

There was a Young Lady whose chin,
...

Poet:
There was a Young Lady whose eyes



 * * *


There was a Young Lady whose eyes,

Were unique as to colour and size;

       When she opened them wide,

       People all turned aside,

And started away in surprise.

<...

Poet:
There was a Young Lady whose nose

* * *


There was a Young Lady whose nose,

Was so long that it reached to her toes;

  So she hired an Old Lady,

  Whose conduct was...

Poet:
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 Derry down Derry

There was an Old Derry down Derry,

Who loved to see little folks merry;

So he made them a Book,

And with laughter they shook

At the fun of that Derry down Derry.

Poet: