There Was A Young Lady Of Corsica

Edward LearEdward Lear

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There was a young lady of Corsica,
Who purchased a little brown saucy-cur;
Which she fed upon ham,
And hot raspberry jam,
That expensive young lady of Corsica.
Edward Lear
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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 melanc…

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