About Edward Lear
Edward Lear was a distinguished English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularized.Beneath the absurd and playful imaginings of his poetry there lurks a melancholic streak that was to bedevil him throughout his extraord…
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Poetry & Stories
Calico Pie
I Calico Pie,The little Birds fly
The Pelican Chorus
King and Queen of the Pelicans we;No other Birds so grand we see!
There Was An Old Man Of Peru
There was an Old Man of Peru,Who watched his wife making a stew;
The Duck And The Kangaroo
ISaid the Duck to the Kangaroo,'Good gracious! how you hop!
There Was An Old Person Of Chili
There was an Old Person of Chili,Whose conduct was painful and silly,
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Who is Edward Lear?
Edward Lear was a distinguished English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form which he popularized. Beneath the absurd and playful imaginings of his poetry there lurks a melancholic streak that was to bedevil him throughout his extraor…
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Poems & Stories by Edward Lear
Calico Pie
I Calico Pie,The little Birds fly
The Pelican Chorus
King and Queen of the Pelicans we;No other Birds so grand we see!
There Was An Old Man Of Peru
There was an Old Man of Peru,Who watched his wife making a stew;
The Duck And The Kangaroo
ISaid the Duck to the Kangaroo,'Good gracious! how you hop!
There Was An Old Person Of Chili
There was an Old Person of Chili,Whose conduct was painful and silly,
The Courtship Of The Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo
IOn the Coast of CoromandelWhere the early pumpkins blow,
The Nutcrackers And The Sugar-Tongs
IThe Nutcrackers sate by a plate on the table,The Sugar-tongs sate by a plate at his side;
There Was An Old Man Of Jamaica
There was an Old Man of Jamaica,Who suddenly married a Quaker;
There Was An Old Man In A Barge
There was an old man in a barge,Whose nose was exceedingly large;
There Was An Old Man Of Calcutta
There was an Old Man of Calcutta,Who perpetually ate bread and butter,
There Was An Old Lady Of France
There was an old lady of France,Who taught little ducklings to dance;
The Broom, The Shovel,The Poker, And The Tongs
IThe Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs,They all took a drive in the Park,
Selected Quotes by Edward Lear (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
I Calico Pie,The little Birds fly
IThe Nutcrackers sate by a plate on the table,The Sugar-tongs sate by a plate at his side;
There was an old lady of France,Who taught little ducklings to dance;
There was an Old Person of Chili,Whose conduct was painful and silly,
There was an Old Man of Peru,Who watched his wife making a stew;
There was an old man in a barge,Whose nose was exceedingly large;
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