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.
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.