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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIMERICK, by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD Poet's Biography
First Line: There was an old man of the rhine
Last Line: "and eight and a quarter of nine."
Subject(s): Shoes; Boots; Sneakers; Shoemakers
First Line: There was an old man of the rhine
Last Line: "and eight and a quarter of nine."
Subject(s): Shoes; Boots; Sneakers; Shoemakers
There was an old man of the Rhine,
When asked at what hour he would dine,
Replied, "At eleven,
Four, six, three and seven,
And eight and a quarter of nine."
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LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD