There was an Old Person of Ealing*,
Who was wholly devoid of good feeling;
He drove a small gig**,
With three Owls and a Pig,
Which distressed all the people of Ealing.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 76
*Ealing: A district in the London Borough of Ealing, of west London, England.
**gig: a light-weight two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage with two large wheels.
Who was wholly devoid of good feeling;
He drove a small gig**,
With three Owls and a Pig,
Which distressed all the people of Ealing.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 76
*Ealing: A district in the London Borough of Ealing, of west London, England.
**gig: a light-weight two-wheeled horse-drawn open carriage with two large wheels.