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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

Poet Analysis

First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY WHOSE EYES
Last Line: AND STARTED AWAY IN SURPRISE.

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.



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