THE NONSENSE OF EDWARD LEAR.
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. There was an old person of Rhodes, Who strongly objected to toads; He paid several cousins To catch them by dozens, That futile old person of Rhodes. 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. There was an old man with a poker, Who painted: his face with red oker; When they said, “You’re a guy 1” He made no reply, But knocked them all down with his poker. There was an old man of Apulia, Whose conduct was very peculiar; He fed twenty sons Upon nothing but buns, That whimsical man of Apnlia. 'V There was an old person of Basing, Whose presence of mind was amazing; He purchased a steed, WHich he rode at full speed. And escaped from the people of Basing-
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2670, 27 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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178THE NONSENSE OF EDWARD LEAR. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2670, 27 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)
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