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Limericks By Edward Lear - Part 5

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As a part of our Edward Lear section, we present this selection of some of his famous limericks, which were originally published in his 'A Book of Nonsense'. Section 5 consists of nineteen classic limericks.

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Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Tring
There was an Old Person of Tring,
Who embellished his nose with a ring;
He gazed at the moon,
Every evening in June,
That ecstatic Old Person of Tring.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a young Lady of Dorking
There was a young Lady of Dorking,
Who bought a large bonnet for walking;
But its colour and size,
So bedazzled her eyes,
That she very soon went back to Dorking.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Nepaul
There was an Old Man of Nepaul,
From his horse had a terrible fall;
But, though split quite in two,
By some very strong glue,
They mended that Man of Nepaul.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Cape Horn
There was an Old Man of Cape Horn,
Who wished he had never been born;
So he sat on a chair,
Till he died of despair,
That dolorous Man of Cape Horn.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of the Nil
There was an Old Man of the Nile,
Who sharpened his nails with a file;
Till he cut off his thumbs,
And said calmly, "This comes -
Of sharpening one's nails with a file!"
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an old Man of th' Abruzzi
There was an old Man of th' Abruzzi,
So blind that he couldn't his foot see;
When they said, "That's your toe,"
He replied, "Is it so?"
That doubtful old Man of th' Abruzzi.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Cromer
There was an Old Person of Cromer,
Who stood on one leg to read Homer;
When he found he grew stiff,
He jumped over the cliff,
Which concluded that Person of Cromer.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Calcutta
There was an Old Man of Calcutta,
Who perpetually ate bread and butter;
Till a great bit of muffin,
On which he was stuffing,
Choked that horrid old man of Calcutta.
Edward Lear's illustration for his 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 examine the moon,
That deluded Old Man of the Hague.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Rhodes
There was an Old Person of Rhodes,
Who strongly objected to toads;
He paid several cousins,
To catch them by dozens,
That futile Old Person of Rhodes.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of the South
There was an Old Man of the South,
Who had an immoderate mouth;
But in swallowing a dish,
That was quite full of fish,
He was choked, that Old Man of the South.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Spain
There was an Old Person of Spain,
Who hated all trouble and pain;
So he sate on a chair,
With his feet in the air,
That umbrageous Old Person of Spain.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Melrose
There was an Old Man of Melrose,
Who walked on the tips of his toes;
But they said, "It ain't pleasant,
To see you at present,
You stupid Old Man of Melrose."
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man, who said, 'Well! ... '
There was an Old Man, who said, "Well!
Will NOBODY answer this bell?
I have pulled day and night,
Till my hair has grown white,
But nobody answers this bell!"
Edward Lear's illustration for his 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,"
They gave him a hatchet,
Which grieved that Old Man of the Dee.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man with an owl
There was an Old Man with an owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sate on a rail,
And imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady of Lucca
There was a Young Lady of Lucca,
Whose lovers completely forsook her;
She ran up a tree,
And said, "Fiddle-de-dee!"
Which embarrassed the people of Lucca.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man in a casement
There was an Old Man in a casement,
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said, "Sir, you'll fall!"
He replied, "Not at all!"
That incipient Old Man at a casement.
Edward Lear's illustration for his 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,
From Turkey to France,
That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.

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Interesting Links

General

nonsenselit.org - The Edward Lear Home Page
Librivox - A Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear - read on LibriVox by Phil Chenevert