Poems by Edward Lear
Limerick: There Was an Old Man on a Hill
... Which adorned that Old Man on a hill ...
Limerick:There was a Young Lady of Welling
... Whose praise all the world was a-telling ...
Limerick:There was a Young Lady of Clare
... Who was sadly pursued by a bear ...
Limerick:There was an Old Man of Marseilles
... Whose daughters wore bottle-green veils ...
The Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs
... Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong! If you're pleased with my song, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of the South
... He was choked, that Old Man of the South ...
Limerick: There was a Young Person of Crete
... Whose toilette was far from complete ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Cadiz
... Which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz ...
Limerick: There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
... Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man with a flute
... And avoided that man with a flute ...
Limerick:There was a Young Lady of Parma
... Whose conduct grew calmer and calmer ...
Limerick: There was an old man who felt pert
... It's a little to short -- is my shirt!" ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Ischia
... Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier ...
Limerick: There was a Young Lady in White
... Who looked out at the depths of the Night ...
Limerick: There was a Young Lady Whose Eyes
... There was a young lady whose eyes, ...
