There was an Old Man of Boulak*,
Who sat on a Crocodile’s back;
But they said, “Towr’ds the night, he may probably bite,
Which might vex you, Old Man of Boulak!”
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes, page 221, limerick 88
*Boulak, commonly spelled as Boulaq, is an area within Cairo, Egypt, adjacent to Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the Nile River. Other spellings, resulting from translations to English spellings and letter characters, for Boulaq include Bulaq, Bulak, Bulac, and Boulac.
Who sat on a Crocodile’s back;
But they said, “Towr’ds the night, he may probably bite,
Which might vex you, Old Man of Boulak!”
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes, page 221, limerick 88
*Boulak, commonly spelled as Boulaq, is an area within Cairo, Egypt, adjacent to Downtown Cairo, Azbakeya, and the Nile River. Other spellings, resulting from translations to English spellings and letter characters, for Boulaq include Bulaq, Bulak, Bulac, and Boulac.
