There was an Old Person of Slough*,
Who danced at the end of a bough**;
But they said, “If you sneeze,
You might damage the trees,
You imprudent Old Person of Slough.”
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ page 85, limerick 28
*Slough: A town in Berkshire, England, located in the Thames Valley.
**bough: a large main branch of a tree, supporting twigs, or smaller branches, that grow from it.
Who danced at the end of a bough**;
But they said, “If you sneeze,
You might damage the trees,
You imprudent Old Person of Slough.”
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ page 85, limerick 28
*Slough: A town in Berkshire, England, located in the Thames Valley.
**bough: a large main branch of a tree, supporting twigs, or smaller branches, that grow from it.
