There was a Young Person of Smyrna, Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her; But she seized on the cat, And said, 'Granny, burn that! You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!'
There was an Old Man of Madras, Who rode on a creamーcolored Ass; But the length of its ears So promoted his fears, That it killed that OldMan of Madras.
There was an Old Man on whose nose Most birds of the air could repose; But they all flew away At the closing of day, Which relieved that OldMan and his nose.
There was an Old Man of the Nile, Who sharpened his nails with a file, Till he cut out his thumbs, And said calmly, 'This comes Of sharpening one's nails with a file!'