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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN OF THE COAST
Last Line: AND CALLED FOR SOME HOT BUTTERED TOAST.
There was an Old Man of the coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold he relinquished his hold
And called for some hot buttered toast.



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