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Limerick: There Was an Old Man who Supposed

by Edward Lear

Edward Lear

There was an Old Man who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large rats,
Ate his coats and his hats,
While that futile old gentleman dozed.




Quotes of the Day

At twilight, nature is not without loveliness, though perhaps its chief use is to illustrate quotations from the poets

• Oscar Wilde



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    Crimson Rambler
    by Carl Sandburg
    NOW that a crimson rambler begins to crawl over the house of our two lives— Now that a red curve winds across the shingles— Now that hands washed in early sunrises climb and spill scarlet