Yorkshire Yeoman Yawned at York,
For want of a few interesting and entertaining books from Cole's
Book Arcade.

Zachariah Zany Zealously studied Zoology
Out of the works which he bought at Cole's Book Arcade.

[Page 102--Old Men Tales]

Utter Nonsense

There was an Old Person of Prague,
Who was suddenly seized with the plague,
But they gave him some butter, which caused him to mutter,
And cured that Old Person of Prague.

There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all the day long,
But they called out, "Oh, law! you're a horrid old bore!"
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.

There was an Old Man of the Isles,
Whose face was pervaded with smiles,
He sang "Hi dum diddle," played on the fiddle,
That amiable Old Man of the Isles.

There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue clover;
But some very large Bees stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.

There was an Old Man of Quebec,--
A beetle ran over his neck:
But he cried, "With a needle I'll slay you, O beetle!"
That angry Old Man of Quebec.

There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
When the flames burned his book, to drinking he took,
That morbid Old Man of Vesuvius.

There was an Old Person of Buda,
Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder,
Till at last with a hammer they silenced his clamour,
By smashing that Old Person of Buda.

There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils,
They caught several fish which they put in a dish,
And sent to their Pa at Marseilles.

There was an Old Man of Coblenz,
The length of whose legs was immense,
He went with one prance from Turkey to France,
That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.

There was an Old Person of Gretna,
Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
When they said, "Is it hot?" he replied, "No, it's not!"
That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.

There was an Old Person of Bangor,
Whose face was distorted with anger;
He tore off his boots and subsisted on roots,
That borascible Person of Bangor.

There was an Old Person of Spain,
Who hated all trouble and pain;
So he sat on a chair, with his feet in the air,
That umbrageous Old Person of Spain.