The Book of Nonsense/There was a Young Lady of Parma

by Edward Lear

 

There was a Young Lady of Parma,
Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer;
⁠When they said, "Are you dumb?"
⁠She merely said, "Hum!"
That provoking Young Lady of Parma.

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