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Edward Lear

Edward Lear

There was an Old Man of Thermopylæ

There was an old man of Thermopylæ,
Who never did anything properly;
But they said, "If you choose, To boil eggs in your shoes,
You shall never remain in Thermopylæ."

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Limerick:There Was an Old Man of the Coast

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The Akond of Swat

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Limerick:There Was an Old Man of Marseilles

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Limerick: There Was a Young Lady in White

There was a Young Lady in White, Who looked out at the depths of th… But the birds of the air Filled her heart with despair, And oppressed that Young Lady in…
Limerick: There Was an Old Man on a Hill

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Limerick: There Was an Old Man of Vienna

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Parody of Tennyson’sto Edward Lear on His Travels in Greece

Delirious Bulldogs;—echoing calls My daughter,—green as summer grass… The long supine Plebeian ass, The nasty crockery boring falls;— Tom-Moory Pathos;—all things bare…
Limerick: There Was an Old Man of the Hague

There was an Old Man of the Hagu… Whose ideas were excessively vague… He built a balloon To examine the moon, That deluded Old Man of the Hagu…
Limerick: There Was an Old Person of Bangor

There was an Old Person of Bango… Whose face was distorted with ange… He tore off his boots, And subsisted on roots, That irascible Person of Bangor.
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There was a Young Lady whose chin… Resembled the point of a pin; So she had it made sharp, And purchased a harp, And played several tunes with her…



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