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 There was an Old Man of Apulia,
Whose conduct was very peculiar; He fed twenty sons, Upon nothing but buns, That whimsical Man of Apulia. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 43
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 There was an Old Person of Shields,
Who frequented the valleys and fields; All the mice and the cats, And the snakes and the rats, Followed after that person of Shields. Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 11  There was an Old Person of Bar,
Who passed all her life in a jar, Which she painted pea-green, To appear more serene, That placid old person of Bar. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 94  There was a Young Person in green,
Who seldom was fit to be seen; She wore a long shawl, Over bonnet and all, Which enveloped that person in green. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 24  There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a horse when he reared; But they said, “Never mind! You will fall off behind, You propitious Old Man with a beard!” by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 85  There was an old person of Blythe,
Who cut up his meat with a scythe; When they said, “Well! I never!” He cried, “Scythes for ever!” That lively old person of Blythe. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 72  There was an Old Person of Rimini,
Who said, “Gracious! Goodness! O Gimini!” When they said, “Please be still!” She ran down a hill, And was never more heard of at Rimini. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 74  There was an Old Person of Rheims,
Who was troubled with horrible dreams; So, to keep him awake, They fed him with cake, Which amused that Old Person of Rheims. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 62  There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils; They caught several Fish, Which they put in a dish, And sent to their Pa’ at Marseilles. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 35  There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel; But to make it more nice, He inserted some mice, Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 108  There was an Old Man of Thermopylae,
Who never did anything properly; But they said, “If you choose To boil eggs in your shoes, You shall never remain in Thermopylae.” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 100  There was an Old Person of Shoreham,
Whose habits were marked by decorum; He bought an Umbrella, And sate in the cellar, Which pleased all the people of Shoreham. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 93  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. by Edward Lear  There was an Old Person of Leeds,
Whose head was infested with beads; She sat on a stool, And ate gooseberry fool, Which agreed with that person of Leeds. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 19  There was an Old Person of Cheadle,
Was put in the stocks by the beadle; For stealing some pigs, Some coats, and some wigs, That horrible Person of Cheadle. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 94  There was an Old Person of Hyde,
Who walked by the shore with his bride, Till a Crab who came near Fill’d their bosoms with fear, And they said, “Would we’d never left Hyde!” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 68  There was an Old Person in gray,
Whose feelings were tinged with dismay; She purchased two parrots, And fed them with carrots, Which pleased that old person in gray. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 69  There was an Old Man of the Dargle,
Who purchased six barrels of Gargle; For he said, “I’ll sit still, And will roll them down hill, For the fish in the depths of the Dargle.” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 15  There was an Old Person of Brill,
Who purchased a shirt with a frill; But they said, “Don’t you wish, You mayn’t look like a fish, You obsequious old person of Brill?” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 19  There was a Young Lady of Corsica,
Who purchased a little brown saucy-cur*; Which she fed upon ham, And hot raspberry jam, That expensive young lady of Corsica. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 85 *cur: an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel.  There was an Old Person of Nice,
Whose associates were usually Geese. They walked out together In all sorts of weather, That affable person of Nice! by Edward Lear  There was an Old Man of Dee-side,
Whose hat was exceedingly wide, But he said, “Do not fail, If it happen to hail, To come under my hat at Dee-side!” by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 13  There was an Old Person in black,
A Grasshopper jumped on his back; When it chirped in his ear, He was smitten with fear, That helpless Old Person in black. by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 14  There was an Old Man with a nose,
Who said, ‘If you choose to suppose, That my nose is too long, You are certainly wrong!’ That remarkable Man with a nose. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 3  There was an Old Person of Chili,
Whose conduct was painful and silly, He sat on the stairs, Eating apples and pears, That imprudent Old Person of Chili. by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 7 |
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