Poems by Edward Lear
Limerick: There was an Ol Man of Quebec
... But he cried, 'With a needle, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Chili
... Whose conduct was painful and silly, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of the North
... Which saved that Old Man of the North ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Kilkenny
... That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Hurst
... When they said, 'You'll grw fatter,' ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Cromer
... Which concluded that Person of Cromer ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Dutton
... Whose head was as small as a button, ...
Mrs Jaypher
... For there's nothing half so dreadful, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Buda
... Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Dover
... Who rushed through a field of blue Clover ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Madras
... That it killed that Old Man of Madras ...
Limerick:There was an Old Lady of Prague
... Whose language was horribly vague ...
Limerick:There was an Old Person of Sparta
... Who had twenty-one sons and one 'darter' ...
Limerick:There was an Old Man of the Cape
... Which burned that Old Man of the Cape ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person in Black
... That helpless Old Person in Black ...
