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An Old Man of the Cape
An old man who wishes he had never been born.
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Also known as Old Man of Cape Horn, Funny old Man
First appearance: a book of nonsense
An Old Man of the Cape shows up with force in Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Appears as 'An Old Man of Cape Horn' who wishes he had never been born and sits on a chair until he dies of despair.
An Old Man of the Cape first appears in 0003 a book of nonsense.
In Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures: Appears as 'An Old Man of Cape Horn' who wishes he had never been born and sits on a chair until he dies of despair.
Later, in One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes: Old man of Thermopylae who boiled eggs in his shoes.
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- Author and dedicatee
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Lady Jingly’s tearful confession that she already has a mate in England delivers the emotional peak of unfulfi…
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