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There was an Old Person of Pinner*,
As thin as a lath, if not thinner;
They dressed him in white,
And roll’d him up tight,
That elastic old person of Pinner.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 16
*Pinner: A suburb of the London Borough of Harrow in England.
As thin as a lath, if not thinner;
They dressed him in white,
And roll’d him up tight,
That elastic old person of Pinner.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 16
*Pinner: A suburb of the London Borough of Harrow in England.
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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.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 74
*Rimini: A city in Northern Italy, at the end of the Po Valley, and on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
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.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 74
*Rimini: A city in Northern Italy, at the end of the Po Valley, and on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.
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There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, ‘I’m afloat, I’m afloat!’
When they said, ‘No! you ain’t!’
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 15
Who said, ‘I’m afloat, I’m afloat!’
When they said, ‘No! you ain’t!’
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 15
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There was a Young Lady of Greenwich*,
Whose garments were border’d with Spinach;
But a large spotty Calf
Bit her shawl quite in half,
Which alarmed that young lady of Greenwich.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 65
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*Greenwich: An area in south-east London, England. Greenwich is known as the site of the Royal Observatory, at which originate the ideas of the Greenwich Meridian, or 0° (zero degrees) longitude, used on maps and in navigation, and Greenwich Mean Time, also used in navigation as well as in timekeeping.
Whose garments were border’d with Spinach;
But a large spotty Calf
Bit her shawl quite in half,
Which alarmed that young lady of Greenwich.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 65
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*Greenwich: An area in south-east London, England. Greenwich is known as the site of the Royal Observatory, at which originate the ideas of the Greenwich Meridian, or 0° (zero degrees) longitude, used on maps and in navigation, and Greenwich Mean Time, also used in navigation as well as in timekeeping.
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There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down,
In his Grandmother’s gown,
Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 4
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Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down,
In his Grandmother’s gown,
Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 4
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There was an Old Lady of Chertsey*,
Who made a remarkable curtsey;
She twirled round and round,
Till she sunk underground,
Which distressed all the people of Chertsey.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 9
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*Chertsey: A town in England.
Who made a remarkable curtsey;
She twirled round and round,
Till she sunk underground,
Which distressed all the people of Chertsey.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 9
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*Chertsey: A town in England.
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There was an Old Person of Philae*,
Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;
He rushed up a Palm,
When the weather was calm,
And observed all the ruins of Philae.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 39
*Philae: A temple complex that in the author’s day was located on Philae Island. Philae Island was periodically flooded after the completion of the Aswan Low Dam, so during the time from 1977 to 1980, the temple complex was dissembled and moved to Agilkia Island, where it is today.
Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;
He rushed up a Palm,
When the weather was calm,
And observed all the ruins of Philae.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 39
*Philae: A temple complex that in the author’s day was located on Philae Island. Philae Island was periodically flooded after the completion of the Aswan Low Dam, so during the time from 1977 to 1980, the temple complex was dissembled and moved to Agilkia Island, where it is today.
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There was a Young Lady of Dorking*,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its color and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 26
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*Dorking: A market town in the valley of the River Mole, in South East England.
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its color and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 26
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*Dorking: A market town in the valley of the River Mole, in South East England.
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There was an Old Man in a barge,
Whose nose was exceedingly large;
But in fishing by night,
It supported a light,
Which helped that old man in a barge.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures And Rhymes, limerick 6
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Whose nose was exceedingly large;
But in fishing by night,
It supported a light,
Which helped that old man in a barge.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures And Rhymes, limerick 6
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There was a Young Person whose history,
Was always considered a mystery;
She sate in a ditch,
Although no one knew which,
And composed a small treatise on history.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 79
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Was always considered a mystery;
She sate in a ditch,
Although no one knew which,
And composed a small treatise on history.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 79
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