There was an old person of Jodd*,
Whose ways were perplexing and odd;
She purchased a whistle, and sate** on a thistle,
And squeaked to the people of Jodd.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ page 53
*Jodd: No known geographic area bears the name Jodd; however, the name is used for the Jodd Fair night market in Bangkok, Thailand, featuring foods and consumer goods.
**sate: archaic, or older form of the word that is no longer in standard usage, formerly used as the past tense of ‘sit.’ Sate as a past tense of ‘sit’ has been replaced by ‘sat’ in modern standard English.
Whose ways were perplexing and odd;
She purchased a whistle, and sate** on a thistle,
And squeaked to the people of Jodd.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ page 53
*Jodd: No known geographic area bears the name Jodd; however, the name is used for the Jodd Fair night market in Bangkok, Thailand, featuring foods and consumer goods.
**sate: archaic, or older form of the word that is no longer in standard usage, formerly used as the past tense of ‘sit.’ Sate as a past tense of ‘sit’ has been replaced by ‘sat’ in modern standard English.
