There was an Old Man with a flute,
A sarpint ran into his boot;
But he played day and night,
Till the sarpint took flight,
And avoided that man with a flute.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
A sarpint ran into his boot;
But he played day and night,
Till the sarpint took flight,
And avoided that man with a flute.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
There was an Old Person of Bromley,
Whose ways were not cheerful or comely;
He sate in the dust,
Eating spiders and crust,
That unpleasing old person of Bromley.
by Edward Lear
Whose ways were not cheerful or comely;
He sate in the dust,
Eating spiders and crust,
That unpleasing old person of Bromley.
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Whose whiskers were lovely to see;
But the birds of the air
Pluck’d them perfectly bare,
To make themselves nests in that tree.
by Edward Lear
Whose whiskers were lovely to see;
But the birds of the air
Pluck’d them perfectly bare,
To make themselves nests in that tree.
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
Who never had more than a penny;
He spent all that money,
In onions and honey,
That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
Who never had more than a penny;
He spent all that money,
In onions and honey,
That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious behavior;
For while he was able,
He slept on a table.
That funny Old Man of Moldavia.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
Who had the most curious behavior;
For while he was able,
He slept on a table.
That funny Old Man of Moldavia.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
Who rushed through a field of blue Clover;
But some very large bees,
Stung his nose and his knees,
So he very soon went back to Dover.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
There was an Old Man, who when little
Fell casually into a kettle;
But, growing too stout,
He could never get out,
So he passed all his life in that kettle.
by Edward Lear
Fell casually into a kettle;
But, growing too stout,
He could never get out,
So he passed all his life in that kettle.
by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, ‘Does it buzz?’
He replied, ‘Yes, it does!’
‘It’s a regular brute of a Bee!’
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, ‘Does it buzz?’
He replied, ‘Yes, it does!’
‘It’s a regular brute of a Bee!’
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
There was an Old Person of Basing,
Whose presence of mind was amazing;
He purchased a steed,
Which he rode at full speed,
And escaped from the people of Basing.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
Whose presence of mind was amazing;
He purchased a steed,
Which he rode at full speed,
And escaped from the people of Basing.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
