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Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Hull

by Edward Lear

Edward Lear

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.




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