Poetry Moment

There was an Old Man of the West,Who never could get any rest;So they set him to spinon his nose and his chin,Which cured that Old Man of the West.There was an Old Person of CheadleWas put in the stocks by the BeadleFor stealing some pigs,some coats, and some wigs,That horrible person of Cheadle.There was an Old Person of Anerley,Whose conduct was strange and unmannerly;He rushed down the Strandwith a Pig in each hand,But returned in the evening to Anerley.There was a Young Lady of Wales,Who caught a large Fish without scales;When she lifted her hook,she exclaimed, “Only look!”That ecstatic Young Lady of Wales.There was a Young Lady of Welling,Whose praise all the world was a-telling;She played on the harp,and caught several Carp,That accomplished Young Lady of Welling.There was an Old Person of Tartary,Who divided his jugular artery;But he screeched to his Wife,and she said, “Oh, my life!Your death will be felt by all Tartary!”There was an Old Man of Whitehaven,Who danced a quadrille with a Raven;But they sa