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
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
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 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
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
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.
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 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
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 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
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 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
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 who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large rats,
Ate his coats and his hats,
While that futile old gentleman dozed.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 27
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large rats,
Ate his coats and his hats,
While that futile old gentleman dozed.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 27
There was an Old Person of Sparta,
Who had twenty-five sons and one daughter;
He fed them on snails,
And weighed them in scales,
That wonderful person of Sparta.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 104
Who had twenty-five sons and one daughter;
He fed them on snails,
And weighed them in scales,
That wonderful person of Sparta.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 104
