There was an old man of Cashmere*,
Whose movements were scroobious and queer;
Being slender and tall, he looked over a wall,
And perceived two fat ducks of Cashmere.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ page 273
*Cashmere during the time of the author may have referred to a geographic area called Kashmir, also known as Kasheer, and once also spelled Cashmeer, on the Indian sub-continent. Cashmere is also a fabric made in the area, from the hair of Cashmere goats.
Whose movements were scroobious and queer;
Being slender and tall, he looked over a wall,
And perceived two fat ducks of Cashmere.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ page 273
*Cashmere during the time of the author may have referred to a geographic area called Kashmir, also known as Kasheer, and once also spelled Cashmeer, on the Indian sub-continent. Cashmere is also a fabric made in the area, from the hair of Cashmere goats.
