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There was a Young Lady of Parma * * * There was a Young Lady of Parma, Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer; When they said, 'Are you dumb?' She merely said, 'Hum!' That provoking Young Lady of Parma. <Publ. 1846... Poet:	There was a Young Lady of Portugal * * * There was a Young Lady of Portugal, Whose ideas were excessively nautical: She climbed up a tree, To examine the sea, But declared she would never leave Portugal. ... Poet:	There was a Young Lady of Russia * * * There was a Young Lady of Russia, Who screamed so that no one could hush her; Her screams were extreme, No one heard such a scream, As was screamed by that lady of Russia. <... Poet:	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: