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LIMERICK by OLIVER BROOK HERFORD

First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN OF THE CAPE
Last Line: "BUT THEY KEEP SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SHAPE."
Subject(s): SHOES; BOOTS; SNEAKERS; SHOEMAKERS;
There was a young man of the cape
Who always wore trousers of crepe;
When asked, "Don't they tear?"
He replied, "Here and there;
But they keep such a beautiful shape."



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