the book of nonsense-第3章
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That it killed that Old Man of the East。
82。
There was an Old Man of Kamschatka;
Who possessed a remarkably fat cur;
His gait and his waddle;
Were held as a model;
To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka。
83。
There was an Old Man of the Coast;
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold;
He relinquished his hold;
And called for some hot buttered toast。
84。
There was an Old Person of Bangor;
Whose face was distorted with anger;
He tore off his boots;
And subsisted on roots;
That borascible person of Bangor。
85。
There was an Old Man with a beard;
Who sat on a horse when he reared;
But they said; 〃Never mind!
You will fall off behind;
You propitious Old Man with a beard!〃
86。
There was an Old Man of the West;
Who never could get any rest;
So they set him to spin;
On his nose find his chin;
Which cured that Old Man of the West。
87。
There was an Old Person of Anerley;
Whose conduct was strange and unmannerly;
He rushed down the Strand;
With a Pig in each hand;
But returned in the evening to Anerley。
88。
There was a Young Lady of Troy;
Whom several large flies did annoy;
Some she killed with a thump;
Some she drowned at the pump;
And some she took with her to Troy。
89。
There was an Old Man of Berlin;
Whose form was uncommonly thin;
Till he once; by mistake;
Was mixed up in a cake;
So they baked that Old Man of Berlin。
90。
There was an Old Person of Spain;
Who hated all trouble and pain;
So he sate on a chair;
With his feet in the air;
That umbrageous Old Person of Spain。
91。
There was a Young Lady of Russia;
Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
Her screams were extreme;
No one heard such a scream;
As was screamed by that Lady of Russia。
92。
There was an Old Man; who said; 〃Well!
Will NOBODY answer this bell?
I have pulled day and night;
Till my hair has grown white;
But nobody answers this bell!〃
93。
There was a Young Lady of Wales;
Who caught a large fish without scales;
When she lifted her hook;
She exclaimed; 〃Only look!〃
That ecstatic Young Lady of Wales。
94。
There was an Old Person of Cheadle;
Was put in the stocks by the beadle;
For stealing some pigs;
Some coats; and some wigs;
That horrible Person of Cheadle。
95。
There was a Young Lady of Welling;
Whose praise all the world was a…telling;
She played on the harp;
And caught several carp;
That accomplished Young Lady of Welling。
96。
There was an Old Person of Tartary;
Who divided his jugular artery;
But he screeched to his wife;
And she said; 〃Oh; my life!
Your death will be felt by all Tartary!〃
97。
There was an old Person of Chester;
Whom several small children did pester;
They threw some large stones;
Which broke most of his bones;
And displeased that old person of Chester。
98。
There was an Old Man with an owl;
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sate on a rail;
And imbibed bitter ale;
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl。
99。
There was an Old Person of Gretna;
Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
When they said; 〃Is it hot?〃
He replied; 〃No; it's not!〃
That mendacious Old Person of Gretna。
100。
There was a Young Lady of Sweden;
Who went by the slow train to Weedon;
When they cried; 〃Weedon Station!〃
She made no observation;
But thought she should go back to Sweden。
101。
There was a Young Girl of Majorca;
Whose aunt was a very fast walker;
She walked seventy miles;
And leaped fifteen stiles;
Which astonished that Girl of Majorca。
102。
There was an Old Man of the Cape;
Who possessed a large Barbary Ape;
Till the Ape one dark night;
Set the house on a light;
Which burned that Old Man of the Cape。
103。
There was an Old Lady of Prague;
Whose language was horribly vague;
When they said; 〃Are these caps?〃
She answered; 〃Perhaps!〃
That oracular Lady of Prague。
104。
There was an Old Person of Sparta;
Who had twenty…five sons and one daughter;
He fed them on snails;
And weighed them in scales;
That wonderful person of Sparta。
105。
There was an Old Man at a easement;
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said; 〃Sir; you'll fall!〃
He replied; 〃Not at all!〃
That incipient Old Man at a casement。
106。
There was an old Person of Burton;
Whose answers were rather uncertain;
When they said; 〃How d'ye do?〃
He replied; 〃Who are you?〃
That distressing old person of Burton。
107。
There was an Old Person of Ems;
Who casually fell in the Thames;
And when he was found;
They said he was drowned;
That unlucky Old Person of Ems。
108。
There was an Old Person of Ewell;
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice;
He inserted some mice;
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell。
109。
There was a Young Lady of Parma;
Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer;
When they said; 〃Are you dumb?〃
She merely said; 〃Hum!〃
That provoking Young Lady of Parma。
110。
There was an Old Man of Aosta;
Who possessed a large Cow; but he lost her;
But they said; 〃Don't you see;
She has rushed up a tree?
You invidious Old Man of Aosta!〃
111。
There was an Old Man; on whose nose;
Most birds of the air could repose;
But they all flew away;
At the closing of day;
Which relieved that Old Man and his nose。
112。
There was a Young Lady of Clare;
Who was sadly pursued by a bear;
When she found she was tired;
She abruptly expired;
That unfortunate Lady of Clare。
End