| There was a Young Girl of Majorca, Whose aunt was a very fast walker; She walked seventy miles, And leaped fifteen stiles, Which astonished that Girl of Majorca. У красавицы с улицы
Прадо |
| There was an Old Man of the Cape, Who possessed a large Barbary ape, Till the ape one dark night Set the house all alight, Which burned that Old Man of the Cape. Жил да был старичок из
Ливана, |
| There was an Old Lady of Prague, Whose language was horribly vague; When they said, 'Are these caps?' She answered, 'Perhaps!' That oracular Lady of Prague. У девицы из города Канны |
| There was an Old Person of Sparta, Who had twenty-one sons and one 'darter'; He fed them on snails, And weighed them in scales, That wonderful Person of Sparta. Есть у старого мудрого
турка |
| There was an Old Man at a casement, Who held up his hands in amazement; When they said, 'Sir, you'll fall!' He replied, 'Not at all!' That incipient Old Man at a casement. Человек, что сидел на
окне, |
| There was an Old Person of Burton, Whose answers were rather uncertain; When they said, 'How d'ye do?' He replied, 'Who are you?' That distressing Old Person of Burton. На вопросы старик из
Гаваны |
| There was an Old Person of Ems, Who casually fell in the Thames; And when he was found They said he was drowned, That unlucky Old Person of Ems. Жил однажды парнишка из
Кушки, |
| There was an Old Person of Ewell, Who chiefly subsisted on gruel; But to make it more nice He inserted some mice, Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell. В древнем замке над
Темзой-рекой |
| There was a Young Lady of Parma, Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer; When they said, 'Are you dumb?' She merely said, 'Hum!' That provoking Young Lady of Parma. Проживала девица в Париже |
| There was an Old Man of Aosta, Who possessed a large cow, but he lost her; But they said, 'Don't you see She has rushed up a tree? You invidious Old Man of Aosta!' Скотовод из Алтайского
края |
| There was an Old Man, on whose nose, Most birds of the air could repose; But they all flew away At the closing of day, Which relieved that Old Man and his nose. Раз торговцу на рынке
Привоз |
| There was a Young Lady of Clare, Who was sadly pursued by a bear; When she found she was tired, She abruptly expired, That unfortunate Lady of Clare. Невезучая мисс из Мальмеди |