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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY OF HULL
Last Line: WHICH DISTRACTED THAT VIRULENT BULL.

There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent bull;
But she seized on a spade, and called out, 'Who's afraid?'
Which distracted that virulent bull.



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