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An Old Person of Burton
An old person who buys a coffin and runs away.
minor
Also known as Burton
First appearance: a book of nonsense
An Old Person of Burton shows up with force in One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Old person of Deal who walked using only his heel and made no reply.
An Old Person of Burton first appears in 0003 a book of nonsense.
In One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes: Old person of Deal who walked using only his heel and made no reply.
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Lady Jingly’s tearful confession that she already has a mate in England delivers the emotional peak of unfulfi…
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