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Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas, I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remembered for a very long time.


William McGonagall

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William McGonagall

William McGonagall
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Born: 1825
Died: September 29, 1902 (aged 77)
Bio: William Topaz McGonagall was a Scottish weaver, doggerel poet and actor. He won notoriety as an extremely bad poet who exhibited no recognition of, or concern for, his peers' opinions of his work.
Known for:
  1. World's Worst Poet
  2. Poetic gems
  3. William McGonagall: Collected Poems
  4. The Comic Legend of William McGonagall

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