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 : Old Man of the Nile, Edward Lear


Old Man of the Nile, Edward Lear

There was an Old Man of the Nile, who sharpened his nails with a file, Till he cut out his thumbs, and said calmly, This comes of sharpening one's nails with a file

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10236691
Media ID
47460399
Size
5488px x 3379px (1.9MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Illustration by Edward Lear, c1875 edition
Date
First published: 1846

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1846 Calmly File Lear Limerick Nails Nonsense Sharpened Sharpening Thumbs Till


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