Who possessed a large Barbary Ape;
Till the Ape one dark night;
Set the house on a light;
Which burned that Old Man of the Cape。
103。
There was an Old Lady of Prague;
Whose language was horribly vague;
When they said; 〃Are these caps?〃
She answered; 〃Perhaps!〃
That oracular Lady of Prague。
104。
There was an Old Person of Sparta;
Who had twenty…five sons and one daughter;
He fed them on snails;
And weighed them in scales;
That wonderful person of Sparta。
105。
There was an Old Man at a easement;
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said; 〃Sir; you'll fall!〃
He replied; 〃Not at all!〃
That incipient Old Man at a casement。
106。
There was an old Person of Burton;
Whose answers were rather uncertain;
When they said; 〃How d'ye do?〃
He replied; 〃Who are you?〃
That distressing old person of Burton。
107。
There was an Old Person of Ems;
Who casually fell in the Thames;
And when he was found;
They said he was drowned;
That unlucky Old Person of Ems。
108。
There was an Old Person of Ewell;
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice;
He inserted some mice;
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell。
109。
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。
110。
There was an Old Man of Aosta;
Who possessed a large Cow; but he lost her;
But they said; 〃Don't you see;
She has rushed up a tree?
You invidious Old Man of Aosta!〃
111。
There was an Old Man; on whose nose;
Most birds of the air could repose;
But they all flew away;
At the closing of day;
Which relieved that Old Man and his nose。
112。
There was a Young Lady of Clare;
Who was sadly pursued by a bear;
When she found she was tired;
She abruptly expired;
That unfortunate Lady of Clare。
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