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LIMERICK by ANONYMOUS

First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY OF VENICE
Last Line: YOU DON'T KNOW HOW PROLIFIC MY HEN IS
Subject(s): EGGS;TENNIS;

There was a young lady of Venice
Who used hard-boiled eggs to play tennis;
When they said, "You are wrong,"
She replied, "Go along!
You don't know how prolific my hen is!"



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