But they said, ‘Tell us whether,
Your shoes are of leather,
Or of what, you Old Man of the Wrekin?’
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He lay on his back,With his head in a sack,That innocuous Old Man of Hong Kong.
There was an Old Man of Dundee,
When disturbed by the crows,He abruptly arose,And exclaimed, ‘I’ll return to Dundee.’
Said the Table to the Chair,
How I suffer from the heat,And from chilblains on my feet!If we took a little walk,We might have a little talk!Pray let us take the air!’Said the Table to the Chair.Said the Chair unto the Table,‘Now you know we are not able!How foolishly you talk,When you know we cannot walk!’Said the Table with a sigh,‘It…
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So, to keep him awakeThey fed him on cake,Which amused that Old Person of Rheims.
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The Quangle Wangle sat,But his face you could not see,On account of his Beaver Hat.For his Hat was a hundred and two feet wide,With ribbons and bibbons on every sideAnd bells, and buttons, and loops, and lace,So that nobody every could see the faceOf the Quangle Wangle Quee.II.The Quangle Wangle saidTo himself on the Crumpetty…