LIMERICKS 
 
 
 
I 
There was an old man of Manchuria, 
Who suffered from painful dysuria, 
It was not (yes, you thought it) 
From a girl that he caught it, 
But from trying to read Browning’s “ Luria.” 
 
 
II 
There was a young scholar of Spy Hill 
Who retired after lunch to a high hill. 
Said his friends “ Well, how was it ? 
A healthy deposit ? ” 
He sighed “ Vox, et praeterea nihil.” 
 
 
III 
There was a young man of Cape Town, 
Who acquired European renown 
By sucking his come 
From his bugger-boy’s bum, 
Swallowing it, and keeping it down. 
 
 
IV 
There once was a Kensington Strumpet 
Whose arse-hole would bray like a trumpet : 
Besides which gift, she 
Had one art, repartee. 
As tasty and crisp as a crumpet. 
 
 
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