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Limericks By Edward Lear - Part 2

Running Time:

4:45

Release Date:

29 Mar 2014

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 2 consists of eighteen classic limericks.

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Title Card for Limericks by Edward Lear's - Part 2

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man with a flute

There was an Old Man with a flute,
A sarpint ran into his boot;
But he played day and night,
Till the sarpint took flight,
And avoided that man with a flute.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady of Russia

There was a Young Lady of Russia,
Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
Her screams were extreme,
No one heard such a scream,
As was screamed by that Lady of Russia.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young lady of Portugal

There was a Young lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical;
She climbed up a tree,
To examine the sea,
But declared she would never leave Portugal.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady of Tyre

There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep,
She enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Ischia

There was an Old Person of Ischia,
Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier;
He danced hornpipes and jigs,
And ate thousands of figs,
That lively Old Person of Ischia.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Bangor

There was an Old Person of Bangor,
Whose face was distorted with anger;
He tore off his boots,
And subsisted on roots,
That borascible person of Bangor.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Vienna

There was an Old Man of Vienna,
Who lived upon Tincture of Senna;
When that did not agree,
He took Camomile Tea,
That nasty Old Man of Vienna.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of the East

There was an Old Man of the East,
Who gave all his children a feast;
But they all ate so much,
And their conduct was such,
That it killed that Old Man of the East.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man in a boat

There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, "I'm afloat! I'm afloat!"
When they said, "No! you ain't!"
He was ready to faint,
That unhappy Old Man in a boat.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of the Coast

There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a post;
But when it was cold,
He relinquished his hold,
And called for some hot buttered toast.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Buda

There was an Old Person of Buda,
Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder;
Till at last, with a hammer,
They silenced his clamour,
By smashing that Person of Buda

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Kamschatka

There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a remarkably fat cur,
His gait and his waddle,
Were held as a model,
To all the fat dogs in Kamschatka.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Moldavia

There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious behaviour;
For while he was able,
He slept on a table,
That funny Old Man of Moldavia

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Gretna

There was an Old Person of Gretna,
Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
When they said, "Is it hot?"
He replied, "No, it's not!"
That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Person of Hurst

There was an Old Person of Hurst,
Who drank when he was not athirst;
When they said, "You'll grow fatter,"
He answered, "What matter?"
That globular Person of Hurst.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man with a beard

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a horse when he reared;
But they said, "Never mind!
You will fall off behind,
You propitious Old Man with a beard!"

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Madras

There was an Old Man of Madras,
Who rode on a cream-coloured ass;
But the length of its ears,
So promoted his fears,
That it killed that Old Man of Madras.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man of Berlin

There was an Old Man of Berlin,
Whose form was uncommonly thin;
Till he once, by mistake,
Was mixed up in a cake,
So they baked that Old Man of Berlin.