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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF RHEIMS
Last Line: WHICH AMUSED THAT OLD PERSON OF RHEIMS.

There was an Old Person of Rheims,
Who was troubled with horrible dreams;
So, to keep him awake they fed him on cake,
Which amused that Old Person of Rheims.




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