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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF BASING
Last Line: AND ESCAPED FROM THE PEOPLE OF BASING.

There was an Old Person of Basing,
Whose presence of mind was amazing;
He purchased a steed, which he rode at full speed,
And escaped from the people of Basing.



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