Poems by Edward Lear
Limerick: There was an Old Lady of Chertsey
... Which distressed all the people of Chertsey ...
Limerick:There was an Old Person of Burton
... ' That distressing Old Person of Burton ...
Mr. and Mrs.Spikky Sparrow
... 'While, perched on tree, or house, or steeple, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Calcutta
... Choked that horrid old man of Calcutta ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man who said, 'How
... Which may soften the heart of that cow ...
The Dong with a Luminous Nose
... cheerful Jumblies&emsp ...
Limerick: There was an Old Derry down Derry,
... At the fun of that Derry down Derry! ...
Limerick: There was a young person whose history
... And composed a small treatise on history ...
Limerick: There was an old person of Paxo
... Which complained when the fleas bit his back so, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Mold
... Who shrank from sensations of cold, ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person of Prague
... Who was suddenly seized with the Plague ...
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
... III "Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling ...
There was an Old Man with a Beard
... Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren, ...
Limerick:There was an Old Person of Tartary
... Your death will be felt by all Tartary!' ...
There was an Old Man on the Border
... He danced with the cat, and made tea in his hat, ...
