But declared she would never leave Portugal.

There was an Old Man of Moldavia,

Who had the most curious behaviour (самое = крайне чудное /странное/

поведение);

For while he was able (ибо, пока он был способен),

He slept on a table (он спал на столе; sleep – спать).

That funny (смешной, забавный) Old Man of Moldavia.

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There was an Old Man of Moldavia,

Who had the most curious behaviour;

For while he was able,

He slept on a table.

That funny Old Man of Moldavia.

There was an Old Man of Madras (город в Индии),

Who rode on a cream-coloured ass (ездил на ишаке кремового цвета; ride –

ездить верхом);

But the length of its ears (но длина его /осла/ ушей),

So promoted his fears (так /сильно/ пробуждало, провоцировало,

увеличивало: «продвигало» его /человека/ страхи),

That it killed (что это убило) that Old Man of Madras.

There was an Old Man of Madras,

Who rode on a cream-coloured ass;

But the length of its ears,

So promoted his fears,

That it killed that Old Man of Madras.

There was an Old Person of Leeds,

Whose head was infested with beads (чья голова кишела бусинами);

She sat on a stool (сидела на табурете),

And ate gooseberry fool (и ела крыжовниковое пюре; fool – вид десерта

типа киселя или компота со сливками),

Which agreed with (гармонировало с; agree – соглашаться) that person of

Leeds.

There was an Old Person of Leeds,

Whose head was infested with beads;

She sat on a stool,

And ate gooseberry fool,

Which agreed with that person of Leeds.

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There was an Old Man of Peru,

Who never knew what he should do;

So he tore off his hair,

And behaved like a bear,

That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.

There was an Old Person of Hurst,

Who drank when he was not athirst (который пил, когда не был томим жаждой;

drink – пить; thirst – жажда);

When they said, 'You'll grow fatter (вы вырастете толще = потолстеете), '

He answered, 'What matter (какое /это имеет/ значение)? '

That globular (шаровидный) Person of Hurst.

There was an Old Person of Hurst,

Who drank when he was not athirst;

When they said, 'You'll grw fatter, '

He answered, 'What matter? '