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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD PERSON OF DUTTON
Last Line: AND RAPIDLY RUSHED ABOUT DUTTON.
There was an Old Person of Dutton,
Whose head was as small as a button,
So, to make it look big, he purchased a wig,
And rapidly rushed about Dutton.



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