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1812–1888

There was an Old Man with a flute,—...

Edward Lear

There was an Old Man with a flute,— A “sarpint” ran into his boot! But he played day and night, till the “sarpint” took flight, And avoided that Man with a flute.

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There was an Old Man with a flute,—... · Edward Lear · Poetry Cove