Who carefully covered her head,
With a bonnet of leather,
And three lines of feather,
Besides some long ribands of red.
by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 30
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There was a Young Person in red,
Who carefully covered her head, With a bonnet of leather, And three lines of feather, Besides some long ribands of red. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 30
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There was an Old Man who said, “Hush!
I perceive a young bird in this bush!” When they said - “Is it small?” He replied - “Not at all! It is four times as big as the bush!” by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 80 There was a Young Person whose history,
Was always considered a mystery; She sate in a ditch, Although no one knew which, And composed a small treatise on history. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 79 There was an Old Lady of Winchelsea,
Who said, “If you needle or pin shall see On the floor of my room, Sweep it up with the broom!” That exhaustive old Lady of Winchelsea! by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 83 There was an Old Person of Bow,
Whom nobody happened to know; So they gave him some soap, And said coldly, “We hope You will go back directly to Bow!” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 80 There was an Old Person of Bude,
Whose deportment was vicious and crude; He wore a large ruff Of pale straw-colored stuff, Which perplexed all the people of Bude. Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 97 There was an Old Person of Bray,
Who sang through the whole of the day To his ducks and his pigs, Whom he fed upon figs, That valuable person of Bray. Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 78 There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Continually prospers and grows; When it grew out of sight, She exclaimed in a fright, “Oh, farewell to the end of my nose!” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 75 There was an Old Man of Apulia,
Whose conduct was very peculiar; He fed twenty sons, Upon nothing but buns, That whimsical Man of Apulia. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 43 There was an Old Person of Shields,
Who frequented the valleys and fields; All the mice and the cats, And the snakes and the rats, Followed after that person of Shields. Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 11 There was an Old Person of Bar,
Who passed all her life in a jar, Which she painted pea-green, To appear more serene, That placid old person of Bar. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 94 There was a Young Person in green,
Who seldom was fit to be seen; She wore a long shawl, Over bonnet and all, Which enveloped that person in green. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 24 There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a horse when he reared; But they said, “Never mind! You will fall off behind, You propitious Old Man with a beard!” by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 85 There was an old person of Blythe,
Who cut up his meat with a scythe; When they said, “Well! I never!” He cried, “Scythes for ever!” That lively old person of Blythe. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 72 There was an Old Person of Rimini,
Who said, “Gracious! Goodness! O Gimini!” When they said, “Please be still!” She ran down a hill, And was never more heard of at Rimini. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 74 There was an Old Person of Rheims,
Who was troubled with horrible dreams; So, to keep him awake, They fed him with cake, Which amused that Old Person of Rheims. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 62 There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils; They caught several Fish, Which they put in a dish, And sent to their Pa’ at Marseilles. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 35 There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel; But to make it more nice, He inserted some mice, Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 108 There was an Old Man of Thermopylae,
Who never did anything properly; But they said, “If you choose To boil eggs in your shoes, You shall never remain in Thermopylae.” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 100 There was an Old Person of Shoreham,
Whose habits were marked by decorum; He bought an Umbrella, And sate in the cellar, Which pleased all the people of Shoreham. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 93 There was an Old Person of Wilts,
Who constantly walked upon stilts; He wreathed them with lilies And daffy-down-dillies, That elegant person of Wilts. by Edward Lear 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. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 19 There was an Old Person of Cheadle,
Was put in the stocks by the beadle; For stealing some pigs, Some coats, and some wigs, That horrible Person of Cheadle. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 94 There was an Old Person of Hyde,
Who walked by the shore with his bride, Till a Crab who came near Fill’d their bosoms with fear, And they said, “Would we’d never left Hyde!” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 68 There was an Old Person in gray,
Whose feelings were tinged with dismay; She purchased two parrots, And fed them with carrots, Which pleased that old person in gray. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 69 |
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