More Nonsense Limerick 67

There was an old person of Ickley,
Who could not abide to ride quickly;
He rode to Karnak
On a tortoise's back,
That moony old person of Ickley.

Edward Lear

Edward Lear was an English artist, musician, author, and poet famous for his literary nonsense and limericks. Born on May 12, 1812, in Holloway, England, Lear created a genre of literary nonsense that influenced many later English writers. He is best known for his work 'A Book of Nonsense' and 'The Owl and the Pussycat.' His whimsical style and imaginative use of language captivated both children and adults alike. Lear passed away on January 29, 1888.

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There was an old man of Boulak,
Who sate on a Crocodile's back;
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More Nonsense Limerick 36

There was an old person of Woking,
Whose mind was perverse and provoking;
He sate on a rail,
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More Nonsense Limerick 87

There was an old person of Stroud,
Who was horribly jammed in a crowd;
Some she slew with a kick,
Some she scrunched with a stick,
That impulsive old person of Stroud.

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More Nonsense Limerick 43

There was an old person of Ware,
Who rode on the back of a bear;
When they ask'd, "Does it trot?"
He said, "Certainly not!
He's a Moppsikon Floppsikon bear!"

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There was an old person of Hove,
Who frequented the depths of a grove;
Where he studied his books,
With the wrens and the rooks,
That tranquil old person of Hove.

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More Nonsense Limerick 76

There was an old person of Ealing,
Who was wholly devoid of good feeling;
He drove a small gig,
With three Owls and a Pig,
Which distressed all the people of Ealing.

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