73
There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent Bull;
But she seized on a spade,
And called out—“Who’s afraid!”
Which distracted that virulent Bull.
74
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.
75
There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
The smallest as ever was born;
But quickly snapt up he,
Was once by a puppy,
Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.
76
There was an Old Man of the Hague,
Whose ideas were excessively vague;
He built a balloon,
To examine the moon,
That deluded Old Man of the Hague.
77
There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
Who suddenly married a Quaker;
But she cried out—“O lack!
I have married a black!”
Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.
78
There was an old person of Dutton,
Whose head was so small as a button;
So to make it look big,
He purchased a wig,
And rapidly rushed about Dutton.
79
There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep,
She enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.
80
There was an Old Man who said, “Hush!
I perceive a young bird in this bush!”
When they said—“Is it small?”
He replied—“Not at all!
It is four times as big as the bush!”