William Cosmo Monkhouse (1840 - 1901 / England)
Poems by William Cosmo Monkhouse : 22 / 29
There Once Was an Old Man of Lyme
There once was an old man of Lyme
Who married three wives at a time,
When asked, "Why a third?"
He replied, "One's absurd!
And bigamy, sir, is a crime.
William Cosmo Monkhouse
Submitted: Friday, January 03, 2003
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Poems by William Cosmo Monkhouse : 22 / 29
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