There was a Young Lady of Greenwich*,
Whose garments were border’d with Spinach;
But a large spotty Calf
Bit her shawl quite in half,
Which alarmed that young lady of Greenwich.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 65
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*Greenwich: An area in south-east London, England. Greenwich is known as the site of the Royal Observatory, at which originate the ideas of the Greenwich Meridian, or 0° (zero degrees) longitude, used on maps and in navigation, and Greenwich Mean Time, also used in navigation as well as in timekeeping.
Whose garments were border’d with Spinach;
But a large spotty Calf
Bit her shawl quite in half,
Which alarmed that young lady of Greenwich.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 65
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the next article, or click or tap on these words to read Cattle Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
*Greenwich: An area in south-east London, England. Greenwich is known as the site of the Royal Observatory, at which originate the ideas of the Greenwich Meridian, or 0° (zero degrees) longitude, used on maps and in navigation, and Greenwich Mean Time, also used in navigation as well as in timekeeping.