Poems by Edward Lear
Limerick: There was Old Man in a pew
... Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue ...
Limerick: The was a Young Lady of Bute
... Who played on a silver-gilt flute ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Bohemia
... Whose daughter was christened Euphemia, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Nepaul
... From his horse had a terrible fall ...
Limerick: There Was an Old Lady Whose Folly
... There was an Old Lady whose folly ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man on some rocks,
... You will pass all your life in that box ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Melrose
... But they said, 'It ain't pleasant, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man who, when little
... So he passed all his life in that Kettle ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of New York
... For that silly Old Man of New York ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man with a Gong
... So they smashed that Old Man with a gong ...
Imitation of The Olden Poets
... Before thou hast commenced the labour of the day ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Kamschatka
... Who possessed a remarkable fat cur ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Moldavia
... Who had the most curious behaviour ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
... Who wished he had never been born ...
Calicoe Pie
... Calico Drum, The Grasshoppers come, ...
