There was an Old Person of Gretna,
Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
When they said, “Is it hot?”
He replied, “No, it’s not!”
That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 99
Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
When they said, “Is it hot?”
He replied, “No, it’s not!”
That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 99
There was an Old Man at an easement
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said, “Sir, you’ll fall!”
He replied, “Not at all!”
That incipient Old Man at a casement.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 105
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said, “Sir, you’ll fall!”
He replied, “Not at all!”
That incipient Old Man at a casement.
by Edward Lear: “A Book of Nonsense” (1846), limerick 105
There was an Old Person of Bow,
Whom nobody happened to know;
So they gave him some soap,
And said coldly, “We hope
You will go back directly to Bow!”
by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 80
Whom nobody happened to know;
So they gave him some soap,
And said coldly, “We hope
You will go back directly to Bow!”
by Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 80
There was an Old Person of Bude,
Whose deportment was vicious and crude;
He wore a large ruff
Of pale straw-colored stuff,
Which perplexed all the people of Bude.
Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 97
Whose deportment was vicious and crude;
He wore a large ruff
Of pale straw-colored stuff,
Which perplexed all the people of Bude.
Edward Lear: “More Nonsense, Pictures, Rhymes, Botany, Etc.” (1872), limerick 97
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
