by Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

Language: English 
Our translations:  FIN
There was an Old Person of Cromer,
Who stood on one leg to read Homer;
When he found he grew stiff,
He jumped over the cliff.
Which concluded that Person of Cromer.

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  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2010-01-14
Line count: 5
Word count: 32