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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN OF MELROSE
Last Line: YOU STUPID OLD MAN OF MELROSE.

There was an Old Man of Melrose,
Who walked on the tips of his toes;
But they said, 'It ain't pleasant, to see you at present,
You stupid Old Man of Melrose.



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