There was an Old Person of Skye*,
Who waltz’d with a Bluebottle fly*;
They buzz’d a sweet tune, to the light of the moon,
And entranced all the people of Skye.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ page 235
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*The Isle of Skye, also known simply as Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
*Bluebottle flies are insects that are about twice the size of houseflies, which they resemble, however having a dark metallic blue coloration of their bodies.
Who waltz’d with a Bluebottle fly*;
They buzz’d a sweet tune, to the light of the moon,
And entranced all the people of Skye.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ page 235
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read Dance And Dancing Gathered By David Hugh Beaumont.
*The Isle of Skye, also known simply as Skye, is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
*Bluebottle flies are insects that are about twice the size of houseflies, which they resemble, however having a dark metallic blue coloration of their bodies.
