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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF GRETNA
Last Line: THAT MENDACIOUS OLD PERSON OF GRETNA.

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.



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