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 HERE once was an old man of Lyme Who married three wives at a time: When asked, "Why a third?" He replied "One's absurd! And bigamy, sir, is a crime." |
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HERE once was an old man of Lyme Who married three wives at a time: When asked, "Why a third?" He replied "One's absurd! And bigamy, sir, is a crime." |
From The Smile on the Face of the Tiger [1909]. Illustration: "Three Witches" [1783] by Henri Fuseli; engraved by Barathier.