Poems by Edward Lear
There was an Old Man of Thermopylæ
... But they said, "If you choose, To boil eggs in your shoes, ...
The Jumblies
... Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, ...
Limerick: There was an old person of Troy
... Whose drink was warm brandy and soy, ...
Limerick: There Was an Old Man who said, "Well'
... There was an Old Man who said, 'Well! ...
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Tyre
... Who swept the loud chords of a lyre ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Corfu
... That bewildered Old Man of Corfu ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Tring
... Who embellished his nose with a ring ...
Limerick: There Was an Old Man in a Tree
... It's a regular brute of a bee!" ...
The Daddy Long-Legs and the Fly
... Would please the shrimps and cockles round, ...
Limerick: There was a Young Lady whose chin
... And played several tunes with her chin ...
Limerick:There was an Old Man, on whose nose
... Which relieved that Old Man and his nose ...
Nonsense Alphabet
... And, cook! be quick and cook it!' ...
Limerick: There was an old man on the Border
... Which vexed all the folks on the Border ...
There was an Old Person of Nice
... They walked out together, in all sorts of weather ...
The Two Old Bachelors
... u into bits to mix you into Stuffin'!"-But that old Sage looked calmly up, and with his awful book, ...
