I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.
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There once was an old man of Thermopylae, Who never did anything properly But they said, If you choose To boil eggs in your shoes, You shall never remain in Thermopylae.
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Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live Their heads are green and their hands are blue And they went to sea in a sieve.
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There was an old Man who said, Hush I perceive a young bird in this bush' When they said, Is it small' He replied, Not at all It is four times as big as the bush'
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There once was an old person of Dean, Who dined on one pea and one bean For he said, 'More than that, Would make me too fat,' That cautious old person of Dean.
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How pleasant to know Mr. Lear Who has written such volumes of stuff Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough.
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