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LIMERICK by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN OF ST. BEES
Last Line: "BUT I THOUGHT ALL THE WHILE 'TWAS A HORNET."

There was an Old Man of St. Bees
Who was stung in the arm by a wasp.
When asked, "Does it hurt?"
He replied, "No, it doesn't,
But I thought all the while 'twas a hornet."



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