By Edward Lear
The Visibly Vicious Vulture, who wrote some Verses to a Veal-cutlet in a Volume bound in Vellum.
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Author:Edward Lear
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"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,"
"There was an Old Man of the North, Who fell into a basin of broth; But a laudable cook, Fished him out with a hook, Which save"
"I. The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money"
"There was a Young Lady of Sweden, Who went by the slow train to Weedon; When they cried, "Weedon Station!" She made no observation,"
"Here morning in the ploughman's songs is met Ere yet one footstep shows in all the sky, And twilight in the east, a doubt as yet, S"
"The Text is taken from Percy's Reliques (1765), vol. i. p. 71, 'given from two MS. copies, transmitted from Scotland.' Herd had a very similar bal"
Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an English artist, author, and poet known for his literary nonsense. His "Book of Nonsense" and poems like "The Owl and the Pussycat" popularized the limerick form and delighted generations of children.
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