LIMERICKS
TEXT AND PICTURES BY OLIVER HERFORD
A home for poor kittens
THE FILCANTHROPIC COW
Said a cow, “It has long been my dream,A sort of utopian scheme,To leave, when I die,Enough milk to supplyA home for poor kittens—with cream.”
Said a cow, “It has long been my dream,A sort of utopian scheme,To leave, when I die,Enough milk to supplyA home for poor kittens—with cream.”
Said a cow, “It has long been my dream,A sort of utopian scheme,To leave, when I die,Enough milk to supplyA home for poor kittens—with cream.”
Said a cow, “It has long been my dream,
A sort of utopian scheme,
To leave, when I die,
Enough milk to supply
A home for poor kittens—with cream.”
Tactful answer
TACT
Quoth a cat to me once: “Pray relieveMy suspense. What does eight from nine leave?”Poor puss looked so coldAnd so thin and so old,I replied, “Quite a few, I believe.”
Quoth a cat to me once: “Pray relieveMy suspense. What does eight from nine leave?”Poor puss looked so coldAnd so thin and so old,I replied, “Quite a few, I believe.”
Quoth a cat to me once: “Pray relieveMy suspense. What does eight from nine leave?”Poor puss looked so coldAnd so thin and so old,I replied, “Quite a few, I believe.”
Quoth a cat to me once: “Pray relieve
My suspense. What does eight from nine leave?”
Poor puss looked so cold
And so thin and so old,
I replied, “Quite a few, I believe.”
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