Ýäâàðä Ëèð (Edward Lear)

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Õóäîñî÷íûé ñòàðèê èç Òîáàãî,
Äîëãî æèâøèé íà ðèñå è ñàãî,
Òàê ñåáÿ èñòÿçàë,
Ïîêà âðà÷ íå ñêàçàë:
“À òåïåðü — áû÷èé áîê è ìàëàãà!”

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There was a sick man of Tobago
Lived long on rice-gruel and sago;
But at last, to his bliss,
The physician said this:
“To a roast leg of mutton you may go.”

1. Imitation of The Olden Poets
2. There Was An Old Person Of Basing
3. There Was A Young Person Of Crete
4. There Was a Young Lady of Turkey
5. There Was An Old Lady Whose Folly

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