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Limericks By Edward Lear - Part 6

Running Time:

4:50

Release Date:

31 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 6 consists of nineteen classic limericks.

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Title Card for Limericks by Edward Lear's - Part 6

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady whose chin

There was a Young Lady whose chin,
Resembled the point of a pin:
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,
And played several tunes with her chin.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Man who said, 'Hush!...'

There was an Old Man who said, "Hush!
I perceive a young bird in this bush!"
When they said-"Is it small?"
He replied-"Not at all!
It is four times as big as the bush!"

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

There was an Old Man of the Cape,
Who possessed a large Barbary Ape;
Till the Ape one dark night,
Set the house on a light,
Which burned that Old Man of the Cape.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady whose nose

There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,
To carry that wonderful nose.

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

There was an Old Person of Troy,
Whose drink was warm brandy and soy;
Which he took with a spoon,
By the light of the moon,
In sight of the city of Troy.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young person of Crete

There was a Young person of Crete,
Whose toilette was far from complete;
She dressed in a sack,
Spickle-speckled with black,
That ombliferous person of Crete.

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

There was an Old Person of Mold,
Who shrank from sensations of cold;
So he purchased some muffs,
Some furs and some fluffs,
And wrapped himself from the cold.

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

There was a Young Lady of Clare,
Who was sadly pursued by a bear;
When she found she was tired,
She abruptly expired,
That unfortunate Lady of Clare.

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

There was an Old Person of Ewell,
Who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice,
He inserted some mice,
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an old Man of Bohemia

There was an old Man of Bohemia,
Whose daughter was christened Euphemia;
Till one day, to his grief,
She married a thief,
Which grieved that old Man of Bohemia.

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

There was an Old Man of Corfu,
Who never knew what he should do;
So he rushed up and down,
Till the sun made him brown,
That bewildered Old Man of Corfu.

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

There was an Old Man of Peru,
Who never knew what he should do;
So he tore off his hair,
And behaved like a bear,
That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.

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

There was an Old Man of Vesuvius,
Who studied the works of Vitruvius;
When the flames burnt his book,
To drinking he took,
That morbid Old Man of Vesuvius.

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

There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!-
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"

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

There was an Old Man of Dundee,
Who frequented the top of a tree;
When disturbed by the crows,
He abruptly arose,
And exclaimed, "I'll return to Dundee."

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady whose eyes

There was a Young Lady whose eyes,
Were unique as to colour and size;
When she opened them wide,
People all turned aside,
And started away in surprise.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was an Old Lady whose folly

There was an Old Lady whose folly,
Induced her to sit in a holly;
Whereon by a thorn,
Her dress being torn,
She quickly became melancholy.

Edward Lear's illustration for his limerick: There was a Young Lady whose bonnet

There was a Young Lady whose bonnet,
Came untied when the birds sate upon it;
But she said, "I don't care!
All the birds in the air
Are welcome to sit on my bonnet!"

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

There was a Young Lady of Ryde,
Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied;
She purchased some clogs,
And some small spotty dogs,
And frequently walked about Ryde.