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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY WHOSE NOSE
Last Line: TO CARRY THAT WONDERFUL NOSE.

There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady, whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.



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