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Limerick:There Was An Old Man With A Beard: Poem by Edward Lear

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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!'

Analysis of this poem
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More verses by Edward Lear

  • The Two Old Bachelors
  • Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Kilkenny
  • Mrs Jaypher
  • Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Of Turkey
  • Limerick: There Was A Young Lady Whose Bonnet

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