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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF HURST
Last Line: THAT GLOBULAR PERSON OF HURST.

There was an Old Person of Hurst,
Who drank when he was not athirst;
When they said, 'You'll grow fatter,' he answered, 'What matter?'
That globular Person of Hurst.



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