Poetry Moment

There was an Old Man who said, “HowShall I flee from this horrible Cow?I will sit on this stile,and continue to smile,Which may soften the heart of that Cow.”There was a Young Lady of Troy,Whom several large flies did annoy;Some she killed with a thump,some she drowned at the pump,And some she took with her to Troy.There was a Young Lady of Hull,Who was chased by a virulent Bull;But she seized on a spade,and called out, “Who’s afraid?”Which distracted that virulent Bull.There was an Old Person of Dutton,Whose head was as small as a button;So to make it look bighe purchased a wig,And rapidly rushed about Dutton.There was an Old Man who said, “Hush!I perceive a young bird in this bush!”When they said, “Is it small?”he replied, “Not at all;It is four times as big as the bush!”There was a Young Lady of Russia,Who screamed so that no one could hush her;Her screams were extreme,--no one heard such a screamAs was screamed by that Lady of Russia.There was a Young Lady of Tyre,Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;At th