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Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Person in Gray

Limerick: There was an Old Person in Gray

There was an Old Person in Gray,
Whose feelings were tinged with disman;
She purchased two Parrots,

172
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Person of Basing

Limerick: There was an Old Person of Basing

There was an Old Person of Basing,
Whose presence of mind was amazing;
He purchased a steed,

212
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man with a flute

Limerick: There was an Old Man with a flute

There was an Old Man with a flute,
A serpent ran into his boot;
But he played day and night,

180
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man with a Nose

Limerick: There was an Old Man with a Nose

There was an Old Man with a nose,
Who said, 'If you choose to suppose,
That my nose is too long,

166
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There Was an Old Man who Supposed

Limerick: There Was an Old Man who Supposed

There was an Old Man who supposed,
That the street door was partially closed;
But some very large rat…

198
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an old man whose despair

Limerick: There was an old man whose despair

There was an old man whose despair
Induced him to purchase a hare:
Whereon one fine day,
He …

207
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man who said, 'How

Limerick: There was an Old Man who said, 'How

There was an Old Man who said, 'How
Shall I flee from that horrible cow?
I will sit on this stile, …

178
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an old man who felt pert

Limerick: There was an old man who felt pert

There was an old man who felt pert
When he wore a pale rose-coloured shirt.
When they said 'Is it pl…

164
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There Was an Old Man on a Hill

Limerick: There Was an Old Man on a Hill

There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down,
In his Gra…

231
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,

There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
When the flames burnt his book,…

218
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the South

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the South

There was an Old Man of the South,
Who had an immederate mouth;
But in swallowing a dish,
Tha…

198
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Wrekin

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Wrekin

There was an Old Man of the Wrekin
Whose shoes made a horrible creaking
But they said, 'Tell us whet…

178
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Hague

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Hague

There was an Old Man of the Hague,
Whose ideas were excessively vague;
He built a balloon
To …

153
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Nile,

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Nile,

There was an Old Man of the Nile,
Who sharpened his nails with a file,
Till he cut out his thumbs,

181
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Peru

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Peru

There was an Old Man of Peru,
Who never knew what he should do;
So he tore off his hair,
And behav…

222
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Dee

Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Dee

There was an Old Man of the Dee,
Who was sadly annoyed by a flea;
When he said, 'I will scratch it,'

175
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Madras

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Madras

There was an Old Man of Madras,
Who rode on a cream-coloured ass;
But the length of its ears,
So…

203
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Moldavia

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Moldavia

There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious behaviour;
For while he was able,
H…

208
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Kamschatka

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Kamschatka

There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a remarkable fat cur;
His gait and his waddle

166
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Kilkenny

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Kilkenny

There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
Who never had more than a penny;
He spent all that money,
In…

207
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Corfu

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Corfu

There was an Old Man of Corfu,
Who never knew what he should do;
So he rushed up and down,
Till t…

179
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Hong Kong

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Hong Kong

There was an Old Man of Hong Kong,
Who never did anything wrong.
He lay on his back,
With his…

251
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Coblenz

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Coblenz

There was an Old Man of Coblenz,
The length of whose legs was immense;
He went with one prance

164
Edward Lear
Edward Lear

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Bohemia

Limerick: There was an Old Man of Bohemia

There was an Old Man of Bohemia,
Whose daughter was christened Euphemia,
Till one day, to his grief,

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