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LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

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First Line: THERE WAS A YOUNG LADY OF PARMA
Last Line: THAT PROVOKING YOUNG LADY OF PARMA.
There was a Young Lady of Parma,
Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer;
When they said, 'Are you dumb?' she merely said, 'Hum!'
That provoking Young Lady of Parma.




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