There was an Old Man who supposed, <br />That the street door was partially closed; <br />But some very large rats, <br />Ate his coats and his hats, <br />While that futile old gentleman dozed.<br /><br />Edward Lear<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/limerick-there-was-an-old-man-who-supposed/
