Who purchased six barrels of Gargle;
For he said, “I’ll sit still,
And will roll them down hill,
For the fish in the depths of the Dargle.”
by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 15
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There was an Old Man of the Dargle,
Who purchased six barrels of Gargle; For he said, “I’ll sit still, And will roll them down hill, For the fish in the depths of the Dargle.” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 15
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There was an Old Person of Brill,
Who purchased a shirt with a frill; But they said, “Don’t you wish, You mayn’t look like a fish, You obsequious old person of Brill?” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 19 There was a Young Lady of Corsica,
Who purchased a little brown saucy-cur*; Which she fed upon ham, And hot raspberry jam, That expensive young lady of Corsica. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 85 *cur: an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel. There was an Old Person of Nice,
Whose associates were usually Geese. They walked out together In all sorts of weather, That affable person of Nice! by Edward Lear There was an Old Man of Dee-side,
Whose hat was exceedingly wide, But he said, “Do not fail, If it happen to hail, To come under my hat at Dee-side!” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 13 There was an Old Person in black,
A Grasshopper jumped on his back; When it chirped in his ear, He was smitten with fear, That helpless Old Person in black. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 14 There was an Old Man with a nose,
Who said, ‘If you choose to suppose, That my nose is too long, You are certainly wrong!’ That remarkable Man with a nose. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 3 There was an Old Person of Chili,
Whose conduct was painful and silly, He sat on the stairs, Eating apples and pears, That imprudent Old Person of Chili. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 7 There was an Old Person of Sparta,
Who had twenty-five sons and one daughter; He fed them on snails, And weighed them in scales, That wonderful person of Sparta. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 104 There was an Old Man who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed; But some very large rats, Ate his coats and his hats, While that futile old gentleman dozed. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 27 There was an Old Person of Pinner,
As thin as a lath, if not thinner; They dressed him in white, And roll’d him up tight, That elastic old person of Pinner. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 16 There was an Old Man of the Dee,
Who was sadly annoyed by a flea; When he said, “I will scratch it,” They gave him a hatchet, Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 65 There was an Old Man of Dunluce,
Who went out to sea on a goose: When he’d gone out a mile, He observ’d with a smile, “It is time to return to Dunluce.” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 12 There was an Old Man of Aôsta,
Who possessed a large Cow, but he lost her; But they said, ‘Don’t you see, She has rushed up a tree? You invidious Old Man of Aôsta!’ by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 110 There was an Old Man of Berlin,
Whose form was uncommonly thin; Till he once, by mistake, Was mixed up in a cake, So they baked that Old Man of Berlin. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 89 There was an Old Man who said, “How, -
Shall I flee from this horrible Cow? I will sit on this stile, And continue to smile, Which may soften the heart of that Cow.” by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 72 There was an Old Person of Dutton,
Whose head was so small as a button; So to make it look big, He purchased a wig, And rapidly rushed about Dutton. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 78 There was a Young Lady of Troy,
Whom several large flies did annoy; Some she killed with a thump, Some she drowned at the pump, And some she took with her to Troy. by Edward Lear There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Who casually sat on a doorway; When the door squeezed her flat, She exclaimed, ‘What of that?’ This courageous Young Lady of Norway. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846) There was an Old Man of the Isles,
Whose face was pervaded with smiles; He sung high dum diddle, And played on the fiddle, That amiable Man of the Isles. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 23 There was a Young Lady whose eyes
Were unique as to color and size; When she opened them wide, People all turned aside, And started away in surprise. by Edward Lear There was an Old Person of Skye,
Who waltz’d with a Bluebottle fly; They buzz’d a sweet tune, To the light of the moon, And entranced all the people of Skye. by Edward Lear There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
Who never had more than a penny; He spent all that money, In onions and honey, That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846) There was a Young Lady of Bute,
Who played on a silver-gilt flute; She played several jigs, To her uncle’s white pigs, That amusing Young Lady of Bute. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846) There was an Old Man in a tree,
Whose whiskers were lovely to see; But the birds of the air Pluck’d them perfectly bare, To make themselves nests in that tree. by Edward Lear |
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