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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO SUPPOSED
Last Line: WHILE THAT FUTILE OLD GENTLEMAN DOZED.
There was an Old Man who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large rats, ate his coats and his hats,
While that futile old gentleman dozed.




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