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Limericks By Edward Lear - Part 1

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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 1 consists of eighteen classic limericks.

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Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Derry down Derry
There was an Old Derry down Derry,
Who loved to see little folks merry;
So he made them a Book,
And with laughter they shook
At the fun of that Derry down Derry.
Edward Lear's illustration for his 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,
You are certainly wrong!"
That remarkable Man with a nose.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man on some rocks
There was an Old Man on some rocks,
Who shut his wife up in a box;
When she said, "Let me out,"
He exclaimed, "Without doubt,
You will pass all your life in that box."
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Person of Smyrna
There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother threatened to burn her;
But she seized on the Cat,
And said, "Granny, burn that!
"You incongruous Old Woman of Smyrna!"
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Rheims
There was an Old Person of Rheims,
Who was troubled with horrible dreams;
So, to keep him awake,
They fed him with cake,
Which amused that Old Person of Rheims.
Edward Lear's illustration for his 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 Grandmother's gown,
Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Leghorn
There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
The smallest as ever was born;
But quickly snapt up he,
Was once by a puppy,
Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Chili
There was an Old Person of Chili,
Whose conduct was painful and silly;
He sate on the stairs,
Eating apples and pears,
That imprudent Old Person of Chili.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man in a pew
There was an Old Man in a pew,
Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue;
But he tore it in pieces,
To give to his nieces,-
That cheerful Old Man in a pew.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man with a gong
There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all the day long;
But they called out, "O law!
You're a horrid old bore!"
So they smashed that Old Man with a gong.
Edward Lear's illustration for his 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 onions and honey,
That wayward Old Man of Kilkenny.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man who said, 'How, ...'
There was an Old Man who said, "How, ...
Shall I flee from this horrible Cow?
I will sit on this stile,
And continue to smile,
Which may soften the heart of that Cow."
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Columbia
There was an Old Man of Columbia,
Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer;
But they brought it quite hot,
In a small copper pot,
Which disgusted that man of Columbia.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady of Troy
There was a Young Lady of Troy,
Whom several large flies did annoy;
Some she killed with a thump,
Some she drowned at the pump,
And some she took with her to Troy.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man in a tree
There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a Bee;
When they said, "Does it buzz?"
He replied, "Yes, it does!
"It's a regular brute of a Bee!"
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady of Hull
There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent Bull;
But she seized on a spade,
And called out -"Who's afraid!"
Which distracted that virulent Bull.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Lady of Chertsey
There was an Old Lady of Chertsey,
Who made a remarkable curtsey;
She twirled round and round,
Till she sunk underground,
Which distressed all the people of Chertsey.
Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an old person of Dutton
There was an old person of Dutton,
Whose head was so small as a button;
So to make it look big,
He purchased a wig,
And rapidly rushed about Dutton.

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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