William Cosmo Monkhouse Limerick Poems

There was a young lady of Niger
Who smiled as she rode on a tiger;
They returned from the ride
With the lady inside,
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There once was a girl of Lahore,
The same shape behind as before;
As no one knew where
To offer a chair,
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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!
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There once was an old monk of Basing,
Whose salads were something amazing;
But he told his confessor
That Nebuchadnezzar
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There was a young lady named Laura,
Who went to the wilds of Angora,
She came back on a goat
With a beautiful coat,
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There was a young lady of Wilts,
Who walked up to Scotland on stilts;
When they said it was shocking
To show so much stocking
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