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I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.
Edward Lear
Peace
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Door
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Next
There was an old man with a beard, who said: 'It is just as I feared! Two owls and a hen, four larks and a wren have all built their nests in my beard.
Edward Lear
Two
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Old
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Said
They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.
Edward Lear
Light
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Moon
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Hand
Two old Bachelors were living in one house; One caught a Muffin, the other caught a Mouse.
Edward Lear
Two
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Living
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Old
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Nationality:
English
Type:
Artist
Born:
May 12
, 1812
Died:
January 29
, 1888
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