Poem by Anonymous

Limerick. “Consider the poor hippopotamus…”

Consider the poor hippopotamus: 
His life is unduly monotonous. 
	He lives half asleep 
	At the edge of the deep –
And his face is as big as his bottom is. 

1. Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey
2. The Old Scottish Gentleman
3. The Sun Shines Fair on Carlisle Wall
4. The Banks o’ Glaizart
5. Old King Coul

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