There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
The smallest that ever was born;
But quickly snapt up he was once by a Puppy,
Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.
Edward Lear
An Old Man Of Leghorn
Filed Under: Limericks by Edward Lear
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