There was an Old Person of Hove*,
Who frequented the depths of a grove;
Where he studied his books, with the wrens and the rooks,
That tranquil old person of Hove.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ page 251, limerick 23
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*Hove, originally a fishing village surrounded by farmland in East Sussex, England, later become a seaside resort, and more recently has merged with Brighton to become the city of Brighton and Hove.
Who frequented the depths of a grove;
Where he studied his books, with the wrens and the rooks,
That tranquil old person of Hove.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ page 251, limerick 23
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Reading And Books Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
*Hove, originally a fishing village surrounded by farmland in East Sussex, England, later become a seaside resort, and more recently has merged with Brighton to become the city of Brighton and Hove.
