Poem Lake | Page 8 | The Greatest Poems of All Time

There was an Old Man of Kamschatka * * * There was an Old Man of Kamschatka, Who possessed a remarkable fat cur; His gait and his waddle Were held as a model... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Kildare * * * 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... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Kilkenny * * * There was an Old Man of Kilkenny, Who never had more than a penny; ... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Madras * * * There was an Old Man of Madras, ... Poet:
There was an Old Man of Marseilles * * * 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.... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Moldavia * * * 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>... Poet:	There was an Old Man of New York * * * There was an Old Man of New York, Who murdered himself with a fork; But nobody cried though he very soon died, — For that silly Old Man of New York. <Publ. 1846>... Poet:	There was an Old Man of Peru * * * 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>... Poet:
There was an Old Man of the coast * * * 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 Poet:	There was an Old Man of the West * * * 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. ... Poet: