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Limerick: There was an old person of Paxo

by Edward Lear

Edward Lear

There was an old person of Paxo
Which complained when the fleas bit his back so,
But they gave him a chair
And impelled him to swear,
Which relieved that old person of Paxo.




Last updated January 14, 2019

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