There was an Old Man of Whitehaven,
Who danced a quadrille with a Raven;
But they said - "It's absurd,
To encourage this bird!"
So they smashed that Old Man of Whitehaven.
Book Of Nonsense Limerick 74
Edward Lear
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Poem topics: raven, bird, absurd, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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