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There once was an old man of Lyme
Who married three wives at a time,
When asked 'Why a third?'
He replied, 'One's absurd!
And bigamy, Sir, is a crime!'
William Cosmo Monkhouse
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Born:
March 18, 1840
Died:
July 20, 1901
(aged 61)
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William Cosmo Monkhouse was an English poet and critic.
Known for:
British Contemporary Artists (1899)
Corn and Poppies (1890)
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