"There was an old man of Orleans, Who……" — Edward Lear
"There was an old man of Orleans, Who was given to eating of beans; Till once out of sport, he swallowed a quart, That dyspeptic old man of Orleans."
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22 Quotes by Edward Lear
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When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights;
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There was an Old Man of Columbia, Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it…
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There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he…
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I am almost thanking God that I was never educated, for it seems to me that 999 of those who…
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They danced by the light of the moon.
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They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all…
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In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old jug without…
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And if you voz to see my roziz As is a boon to all men's noziz, - You'd fall upon…
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A vile beastly rottenheaded foolbegotten brazenthroated pernicous piggish screaming, tearing, roaring, perplexing, splitmecrackle crashmecriggle insane ass of a woman is…
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There was an Old Person of Bray, Who sang through the whole of the day To his ducks and his…
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There was an Old Man of Messina, Whose daughter was named Opsibeena; She wore a small wig, and rode out…
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Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?
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More Beans Quotes
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I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a…
— Rowan Atkinson
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Mr. Bean is at his best when he is not using words, but I am equally at home in both…
— Rowan Atkinson
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When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -…
— Rowan Atkinson
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My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government,…
— John Bolton
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Way down among Brazilians. Coffee beans grow by the billions. So they've got to find those extra cups to fill.…
— Frank Sinatra
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On Saturday mornings I would walk to the Flavor Cup or Puerto Rico Importing coffee store to get my coffee.…
— Laurie Colwin
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It is true that my predecessor did not object, as I do, to pictures of one's golf skill in action.…
— John F. Kennedy
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I make bean stalks, I'm A builder, like yourself.
— Edna St. Vincent Millay
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I used to visit and revisit it a dozen times a day, and stand in deep contemplation over my vegetable…
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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I was determined to know beans.
— Henry David Thoreau
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I love this child. Red-haired - patient and gentle like her mother - fey and funny like her father. When…
— Robert Fulghum
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The budget is like a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, then reaches in and tries to…
— Will Rogers
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