"There was an Old Person of Bray, Who……" — Edward Lear
"There was an Old Person of Bray, Who sang through the whole of the day To his ducks and his pigs, whom he fed upon figs, That valuable Person of Bray."
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Edward Lear
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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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There was an old man of Orleans, Who was given to eating of beans; Till once out of sport, 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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Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?
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