There Was An Old Man Of The Cape Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson

There Was An Old Man Of The Cape

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There was an old man of the Cape
Who made himself garments of crepe.
When asked, "Do they tear?"
He replied, "Here and there,
But they're perfectly splendid for shape!"

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: funny
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr Antony Theodore 24 April 2020

When asked, " Do they tear? " He replied, " Here and there, But they're perfectly splendid for shape! " smiled after readig it. thank you. tony

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charlie 11 December 2019

very intuitive and very intertaining.

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Wes Vogler 26 December 2015

Excellent example of a disciplined limerick.

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