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There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold,
He relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 83
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Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold,
He relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 83
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There was an Old Man of Messina*,
Whose daughter was named Opsibeena;
She wore a small wig,
And rode out on a pig,
To the perfect delight of Messina.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ limerick 99
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*Messina: A city in Italy, on the island of Sicily.
Whose daughter was named Opsibeena;
She wore a small wig,
And rode out on a pig,
To the perfect delight of Messina.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ limerick 99
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*Messina: A city in Italy, on the island of Sicily.
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There was a Young Person in red,
Who carefully covered her head,
With a bonnet of leather,
And three lines of feather,
Besides some long ribands* of red.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 30
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*ribands: riband is an early spelling that is now more commonly spelled as ‘ribbon,’ meaning a narrow, usually colorful, strip of material such as fabric or plastic
Who carefully covered her head,
With a bonnet of leather,
And three lines of feather,
Besides some long ribands* of red.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 30
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*ribands: riband is an early spelling that is now more commonly spelled as ‘ribbon,’ meaning a narrow, usually colorful, strip of material such as fabric or plastic
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There was an Old Person of Deal*,
Who in walking used only his heel;
When they said, “Tell us why?” -
He made no reply,
That mysterious old person of Deal.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes’
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*Deal: A town in England, on the coast where the North Sea and the English Channel meet.
Who in walking used only his heel;
When they said, “Tell us why?” -
He made no reply,
That mysterious old person of Deal.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes’
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*Deal: A town in England, on the coast where the North Sea and the English Channel meet.
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There was an Old Person of Rye*,
Who went up to town on a fly;
But they said, “If you cough,
You are safe to fall off!
You abstemious old person of Rye!”
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ limerick 81
*Rye: A town in England, formerly located on the coast of the English Channel, but presently located about 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) inland, due to the build-up of land from silting, changes to river flow of the River Rother, tidal changes, and land reclamation.
Who went up to town on a fly;
But they said, “If you cough,
You are safe to fall off!
You abstemious old person of Rye!”
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures,’ limerick 81
*Rye: A town in England, formerly located on the coast of the English Channel, but presently located about 3 kilometers (about 2 miles) inland, due to the build-up of land from silting, changes to river flow of the River Rother, tidal changes, and land reclamation.
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There was an Old Lady of Winchelsea*,
Who said, “If you needle or pin shall see
On the floor of my room,
Sweep it up with the broom!”
That exhaustive old Lady of Winchelsea!
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 83
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*Winchelsea: A town on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in the county of East Sussex, England. Winchelsea was founded in 1288, replacing the town of Old Chelsea, which was drowned by the sea in 1287.
Who said, “If you needle or pin shall see
On the floor of my room,
Sweep it up with the broom!”
That exhaustive old Lady of Winchelsea!
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 83
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*Winchelsea: A town on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, in the county of East Sussex, England. Winchelsea was founded in 1288, replacing the town of Old Chelsea, which was drowned by the sea in 1287.
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There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep,
She enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 79
Tyre: A city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the country of Lebanon.
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep,
She enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 79
Tyre: A city on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, in the country of Lebanon.
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There was an Old Person of Bangor*,
Whose face was distorted with anger;
He tore off his boots,
And subsisted on roots,
That borascible** person of Bangor.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 84
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*Bangor, noun: a city on the north coast of Wales, along the Atlantic Ocean.
**borascible, adjective: a nonsense word created by Edward Lear, having no definition, but bearing some similarity to the word ‘irascible’ meaning ‘easily angered.’
Whose face was distorted with anger;
He tore off his boots,
And subsisted on roots,
That borascible** person of Bangor.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 84
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*Bangor, noun: a city on the north coast of Wales, along the Atlantic Ocean.
**borascible, adjective: a nonsense word created by Edward Lear, having no definition, but bearing some similarity to the word ‘irascible’ meaning ‘easily angered.’
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There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical:
She climbed up a tree,
To examine the sea,
But declared she would never leave Portugal.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
Whose ideas were excessively nautical:
She climbed up a tree,
To examine the sea,
But declared she would never leave Portugal.
-Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846)
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There was an Old Person of Bray,
Who sang through the whole of the day
To his ducks and his pigs,
Whom he fed upon figs,
That valuable person of Bray.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ limerick 78
Who sang through the whole of the day
To his ducks and his pigs,
Whom he fed upon figs,
That valuable person of Bray.
-Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), ‘One Hundred Nonsense Pictures and Rhymes,’ limerick 78
