Poems by Edward Lear
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Dundee
... And exclaimed, 'I'll return to Dundee ...
Limerick:There was an Old Man of the coast
... And called for some hot buttered toast ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of the Nile,
... Of sharpening one's nails with a file!' ...
Alphabet Poem
... Little doggy! E was once the whole wide earth, ...
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Portugal
... But declared she would never leave Portugal ...
Limerick:There was an Old Person of Chester
... And displeased that Old Person of Chester ...
Limerick:There was an Old Man with a beard
... You propitious Old Man with a beard!" ...
Limerick: There was an Old Person in Gray
... Whose feelings were tinged with disman ...
Incidents in the life of my Uncle Arly
... Whiles, by teaching children spelling, ...
Limerick:There was an Old Person of Ems
... Who casually fell in the Thames ...
Teapots and Quails
... .. Blackbirds and Ferns, ...
Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Poole
... That ingenious Young Lady of Poole ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of the East
... That it killed that Old Man of the East ...
Limerick: There was an Old Man of Vienna
... Who lived upon Tincture of Senna ...
Limerick: There was an old person of Nice
... Whose associates were usually Geese ...