There was an Old Person of Wilts*,
Who constantly walked upon stilts;
He wreathed them with lilies
And daffy-down-dillies,
That elegant person of Wilts.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes’
*Wilts: Possibly a reference to Wiltshire, a land-locked ceremonial county in England, in which can be found the ancient sites of Stonehenge and Avebury.
Who constantly walked upon stilts;
He wreathed them with lilies
And daffy-down-dillies,
That elegant person of Wilts.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes’
*Wilts: Possibly a reference to Wiltshire, a land-locked ceremonial county in England, in which can be found the ancient sites of Stonehenge and Avebury.
