EDWARD LEAR, A BOOK OF NONSENSE Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsense. There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry; So he made them a book, and with laughter they shook at the fun of that Derry down Derry. The first edition was published by Thomas McLean on 10 February 1846. There were altogether seventy-two limericks in two volumes selling at 3 s 6 d

each.

EDWARD LEAR, LAUGHABLE LYRICS, 1877 Title page of Lear's own copy of the book, inscribed by him: "Edward Lear.Sanremo. 11. Nov 1876. Nonsense. Vol. 4 1877 Edw Lear Villa Tennyson Sanremo March 2, 1886." EDWARD LEAR, THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN The Story of the. Four Little Children. Who Went Round the World. O nce upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were. and they all thought they should like to see the world. So they bought a large boat to sail quite round the world by sea, and then they were to come back on the other side by land. EDWARD LEAR, THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES OF THE LAKE INTRODUCTORY. I n former days -- that is to say, once upon a time, there lived in the Land of Gramblamble, Seven Families. They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-popple (one of the Seven Families, indeed, lived in the Lake), and on the outskirts of the City of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly. EDWARD LEAR, THE PELICAN CHORUS Wing to wing we dance around,--. Stamping our feet with a flumpy sound,--. Opening our mouths as Pelicans ought, And this is the song we nighly snort;--. Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still! EDWARD LEAR, THE SCROOBIOUS PIP Edward Lear, The Scroobious Pip. The Scroobious Pip went out one day. When the grass was green, and the sky was grey. Then all the beasts in the world came round. When the Scroobious Pip sat down on the ground. The cat and the dog and the kangaroo. The sheep and the cow and the

guineapig too--.

GEORGE ORWELL, FUNNY, BUT NOT VULGAR George Orwell, Funny, But Not Vulgar. The great age of English humorous writing — not witty and not satirical, but simply humorous — was the first three-quarters of the nineteenth century. Within that period lie Dickens's enormous output of comic writings, Thackeray's brilliant burlesques and short stories, such as "The Fatal

Boots" and "A

EDWARD LEAR, THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE The Dong with a luminous Nose! And all who watch at the midnight hour, From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright, Moving along through the dreary night,--. 'This is the hour when forth he goes, 'The Dong with a luminous Nose! 'Yonder--over the plain he goes, 'He goes! EDWARD LEAR, THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES The Pobble who has no toes. Was placed in a friendly Bark, And they rowed him back, and carried him up, To his Aunt Jobiska's Park. And she made him a feast at his earnest wish. Of eggs and buttercups fried with fish;--. And she said,-- 'It's a fact the whole world knows, 'That Pobbles are happier without their toes.'. EDWARD LEAR, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY Edward Lear, Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly. I. O! My aged Uncle Arly! Sitting on a heap of Barley. Thro' the silent hours of night,--. Close beside a leafy thicket:--. EDWARD LEAR, A BOOK OF NONSENSE Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsense. There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry; So he made them a book, and with laughter they shook at the fun of that Derry down Derry. The first edition was published by Thomas McLean on 10 February 1846. There were altogether seventy-two limericks in two volumes selling at 3 s 6 d

each.

EDWARD LEAR, LAUGHABLE LYRICS, 1877 Title page of Lear's own copy of the book, inscribed by him: "Edward Lear.Sanremo. 11. Nov 1876. Nonsense. Vol. 4 1877 Edw Lear Villa Tennyson Sanremo March 2, 1886." EDWARD LEAR, THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN The Story of the. Four Little Children. Who Went Round the World. O nce upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were. and they all thought they should like to see the world. So they bought a large boat to sail quite round the world by sea, and then they were to come back on the other side by land. EDWARD LEAR, THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES OF THE LAKE INTRODUCTORY. I n former days -- that is to say, once upon a time, there lived in the Land of Gramblamble, Seven Families. They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-popple (one of the Seven Families, indeed, lived in the Lake), and on the outskirts of the City of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly. EDWARD LEAR, THE PELICAN CHORUS Wing to wing we dance around,--. Stamping our feet with a flumpy sound,--. Opening our mouths as Pelicans ought, And this is the song we nighly snort;--. Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still! EDWARD LEAR, THE SCROOBIOUS PIP Edward Lear, The Scroobious Pip. The Scroobious Pip went out one day. When the grass was green, and the sky was grey. Then all the beasts in the world came round. When the Scroobious Pip sat down on the ground. The cat and the dog and the kangaroo. The sheep and the cow and the

guineapig too--.

GEORGE ORWELL, FUNNY, BUT NOT VULGAR George Orwell, Funny, But Not Vulgar. The great age of English humorous writing — not witty and not satirical, but simply humorous — was the first three-quarters of the nineteenth century. Within that period lie Dickens's enormous output of comic writings, Thackeray's brilliant burlesques and short stories, such as "The Fatal

Boots" and "A

EDWARD LEAR, THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE The Dong with a luminous Nose! And all who watch at the midnight hour, From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright, Moving along through the dreary night,--. 'This is the hour when forth he goes, 'The Dong with a luminous Nose! 'Yonder--over the plain he goes, 'He goes! EDWARD LEAR, THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES The Pobble who has no toes. Was placed in a friendly Bark, And they rowed him back, and carried him up, To his Aunt Jobiska's Park. And she made him a feast at his earnest wish. Of eggs and buttercups fried with fish;--. And she said,-- 'It's a fact the whole world knows, 'That Pobbles are happier without their toes.'. EDWARD LEAR, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY Edward Lear, Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly. I. O! My aged Uncle Arly! Sitting on a heap of Barley. Thro' the silent hours of night,--. Close beside a leafy thicket:--. EDWARD LEAR, THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN The Story of the. Four Little Children. Who Went Round the World. O nce upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were. and they all thought they should like to see the world. So they bought a large boat to sail quite round the world by sea, and then they were to come back on the other side by land. EDWARD LEAR, THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES The Pobble who has no toes. Was placed in a friendly Bark, And they rowed him back, and carried him up, To his Aunt Jobiska's Park. And she made him a feast at his earnest wish. Of eggs and buttercups fried with fish;--. And she said,-- 'It's a fact the whole world knows, 'That Pobbles are happier without their toes.'. EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 1-10 Edward Lear. A Book of Nonsense. There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, 'It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!'. There was a Young Lady of Ryde, EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE C alico Pie, The little Birds fly. Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'. Till away they flew,--. And they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came

back!

G.K. CHESTERTON, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND NONSENSE G.K. Chesterton. Child Psychology and Nonsense. In this age of child-psychology nobody pays any attention to the actual psychology of the child. All that seems to matter is the psychology of the psychologist and the particular theory or train of thought that he is maintaining against another psychologist. Most of the art and

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EDWARD LEAR, THE JUMBLIES On a winter's morn, on a stormy day, In a Sieve they went to sea! And when the Sieve turned round and round, And every one cried, 'You'll all be drowned!'. They called aloud, 'Our Sieve ain't big, But we don't care a button! we don't care a fig! In a Sieve we'll go to sea!'. Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies EDWARD LEAR, TWENTY-SIX NONSENSE RHYMES AND PICTURES Edward Lear, Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures. The Absolutely Abstemious Ass, who resided in a Barrell, and only lived on. Soda Water and Pickled Cucumbers. The Bountiful Beetle, who always carried a Green Umbrella when it didn't rain, and left it at home when it did. EDWARD LEAR, THE TWO OLD BACHELORS Those two old Bachelors without loss of time. The nearly purpledicular crags at once began to climb; And at the top, among the rocks, all seated in a nook, They saw that Sage, a reading of a most enormous book. 'You earnest Sage!' aloud they cried, 'your book you've read enough in!--. 'We wish to chop you into bits to mix you into

Stuffin'!'--.

EDWARD LEAR, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY Edward Lear, Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly. I. O! My aged Uncle Arly! Sitting on a heap of Barley. Thro' the silent hours of night,--. Close beside a leafy thicket:--. GEORGE ORWELL, NONSENSE POETRY George Orwell, Nonsense Poetry. In many languages, it is said, there is no nonsense poetry, and there is not a great deal of it even in English. The bulk of it is in nursery rhymes and scraps of folk poetry, some of which may not have been strictly nonsensical at the start, but have become so because their original application has been

forgotten.

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guineapig too--.

EDWARD LEAR, THE PELICAN CHORUS Wing to wing we dance around,--. Stamping our feet with a flumpy sound,--. Opening our mouths as Pelicans ought, And this is the song we nighly snort;--. Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still! EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE C alico Pie, The little Birds fly. Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'. Till away they flew,--. And they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came

back!

EDWARD LEAR, THE YONGHY--BONGHY--BÒ Down the slippery slopes of Myrtle, Where the early pumpkins blow, To the calm and silent sea. Fled the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. There, beyond the Bay of Gurtle, Lay a large and lively Turtle,--. 'You're the Cove,' he said, 'for me. 'On your back beyond the sea, 'Turtle, you shall carry

me!'.

EDWARD LEAR, MR. AND MRS. DISCOBBOLOS I: Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos Climbed to the top of a wall. And they sate to watch the sunset sky And to hear the Nupiter Piffkin cry And the Biscuit Buffalo call.

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guineapig too--.

EDWARD LEAR, THE PELICAN CHORUS Wing to wing we dance around,--. Stamping our feet with a flumpy sound,--. Opening our mouths as Pelicans ought, And this is the song we nighly snort;--. Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still! EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE C alico Pie, The little Birds fly. Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'. Till away they flew,--. And they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came

back!

EDWARD LEAR, THE YONGHY--BONGHY--BÒ Down the slippery slopes of Myrtle, Where the early pumpkins blow, To the calm and silent sea. Fled the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. There, beyond the Bay of Gurtle, Lay a large and lively Turtle,--. 'You're the Cove,' he said, 'for me. 'On your back beyond the sea, 'Turtle, you shall carry

me!'.

EDWARD LEAR, MR. AND MRS. DISCOBBOLOS I: Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos Climbed to the top of a wall. And they sate to watch the sunset sky And to hear the Nupiter Piffkin cry And the Biscuit Buffalo call. THE NEW BOOK OF NONSENSE The New Book of Nonsense. The New Book of Nonsense. A Contribution to the Great Central Fair in Aid of the Sanitary Commission. Philadelphia: Ashmead & Evans, 1864. THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF THE BOOK OF NONSENSE The First American Edition of the Book of Nonsense. A BOOK OF NONSENSE. By EDWARD LEAR. From The Tenth London Edition. With Many New Pictures And Verses. Published by M. Doolady, Agent, New York, . First American edition, issued simultaneously, and with the same sheets, as the 1863 Willis P. Hazard, Philadelphia printing. EDWARD LEAR'S SONGS AND STORIES Broom, the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs, The (1871) But AH! (The Landscape Painter Said) (1912) Calico Pie (1871) Children of the Owl and the Pussy-cat, The (1938) Cold are the Crabs (1952) Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò, The (1877) Cummerbund. An Indian Poem, The

(1877)

EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 71-80 A Book of Nonsense. There was Old Man in a pew, Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue; But he tore it in pieces. To give to his nieces, That cheerful Old Man in EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 21-30 There was a Young Person of Crete, Whose toilette was far from complete; She dressed in a sack, Spickle-speckled with black, That ombliferous person of Crete. EDWARD LEAR, NONSENSE ALPHABET Papa he saw it fly. Above a thousand chimney pots, And all about the sky. L was a fine new Lamp; but when the wick was lit, Papa he said, 'This light ain't good! I cannot read a bit!'. EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 51-60 Edward Lear. A Book of Nonsense. That futile Old Person of Rhodes. That unfortunate Man of Peru. You stupid Old Man of Melrose. And said, 'Fiddle-de-dee!'. Which embarassed the people of Lucca. Which grieved that Old Man of Bohemia. THE ORIGINAL FIFTEEN GENTLEMEN The Original Fifteen Gentlemen, Fathers of All Books of Nonsense, Dug Up and Reclothed after Living in the Dust for Forty Years. Published by Frederick Arnold, London, n.d. The book is presented as a new edition of Anecdotes and Adventures of Fifteen Gentlemen (London: John Marshall, c1821, here ), however “three of the limericks were new G.K. CHESTERTON, CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND NONSENSE G.K. Chesterton. Child Psychology and Nonsense. In this age of child-psychology nobody pays any attention to the actual psychology of the child. All that seems to matter is the psychology of the psychologist and the particular theory or train of thought that he is maintaining against another psychologist. Most of the art and

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EDWARD LEAR IN SICILY: INTRODUCTION I THE TWENTY PEN AND INK DRAWINGS, which are reproduced here for the first time, were made by Edward Lear, when touring in Sicily with my great-uncle, John Joshua Proby, afterwards Lord Proby, in 1847. I came upon them, when going through the portfolios, sketch-books, etc., in the Elton Library about five years ago, in the pocket of an old sketch-book, one of many formerly belonging to Lord

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guineapig too--.

EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE C alico Pie, The little Birds fly. Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'. Till away they flew,--. And they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came

back!

EDWARD LEAR, THE YONGHY--BONGHY--BÒ Down the slippery slopes of Myrtle, Where the early pumpkins blow, To the calm and silent sea. Fled the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. There, beyond the Bay of Gurtle, Lay a large and lively Turtle,--. 'You're the Cove,' he said, 'for me. 'On your back beyond the sea, 'Turtle, you shall carry

me!'.

EDWARD LEAR: QUEERY LEARY NONSENSE Edward Lear: Queery Leary Nonsense - Sketches. {46} Mrs. Blue Dickey-bird, who went out a-walking with her six chickey birds: she carried a parasol and wore a bonnet of green silk. The first little chickey bird had daisies growing out of his head, and wore boots because of the dirt.

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guineapig too--.

EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE C alico Pie, The little Birds fly. Down to the calico tree, Their wings were blue, And they sang 'Tilly-loo!'. Till away they flew,--. And they never came back to me! They never came back! They never came

back!

EDWARD LEAR, THE YONGHY--BONGHY--BÒ Down the slippery slopes of Myrtle, Where the early pumpkins blow, To the calm and silent sea. Fled the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. There, beyond the Bay of Gurtle, Lay a large and lively Turtle,--. 'You're the Cove,' he said, 'for me. 'On your back beyond the sea, 'Turtle, you shall carry

me!'.

EDWARD LEAR: QUEERY LEARY NONSENSE Edward Lear: Queery Leary Nonsense - Sketches. {46} Mrs. Blue Dickey-bird, who went out a-walking with her six chickey birds: she carried a parasol and wore a bonnet of green silk. The first little chickey bird had daisies growing out of his head, and wore boots because of the dirt. EDWARD LEAR, A BOOK OF NONSENSE Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsense. There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks merry; So he made them a book, and with laughter they shook at the fun of that Derry down Derry. The first edition was published by Thomas McLean on 10 February 1846. There were altogether seventy-two limericks in two volumes selling at 3 s 6 d

each.

EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 1-10 Edward Lear. A Book of Nonsense. There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, 'It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nests in my beard!'. There was a Young Lady of Ryde, A RARE AND CHOICE COLLECTION OF QUEENS & KINGS, AND OTHER A Rare and Choice Collection of Queens & Kings, and other things. , A Rare and Choice Collection of Queens & Kings, and other things. The Pictures, Poetry and strange, But veritable, Histories designed and written By S.A. The Princess Hesse Schwartzbourg. The Whole imprinted in Gold and many Colours By The Brothers Dalziel at their EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 71-80 A Book of Nonsense. There was Old Man in a pew, Whose waistcoat was spotted with blue; But he tore it in pieces. To give to his nieces, That cheerful Old Man in EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 51-60 Edward Lear. A Book of Nonsense. That futile Old Person of Rhodes. That unfortunate Man of Peru. You stupid Old Man of Melrose. And said, 'Fiddle-de-dee!'. Which embarassed the people of Lucca. Which grieved that Old Man of Bohemia. EDWARD LEAR, MR. AND MRS. SPIKKY SPARROW Mrs. Spikky Sparrow said, 'Spikky, Darling! in my head. 'Many thoughts of trouble come, 'Like to flies upon a plum! 'All last night, among the trees, 'I heard you cough, I heard you sneeze; 'And, thought I, it's come to that. 'Because he does not wear a hat! 'Chippy wippy

sikky tee!

EDWARD LEAR, THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES The Pobble who has no toes. Was placed in a friendly Bark, And they rowed him back, and carried him up, To his Aunt Jobiska's Park. And she made him a feast at his earnest wish. Of eggs and buttercups fried with fish;--. And she said,-- 'It's a fact the whole world knows, 'That Pobbles are happier without their toes.'. EDWARD LEAR, THE BROOM, THE SHOVEL, THE POKER AND THE TONGS T he Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs, They all took a drive in the Park, And they each sang a song, Ding-a-dong, Ding-a-dong, Before they went back in the dark. Mr. Poker he sate quite upright in the coach, Mr. Tongs made a clatter and clash, Miss Shovel was all dressed in black (with a brooch), Mrs. Broom was in

blue (with a sash).

EDWARD LEAR, THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE The Dong with a luminous Nose! And all who watch at the midnight hour, From Hall or Terrace, or lofty Tower, Cry, as they trace the Meteor bright, Moving along through the dreary night,--. 'This is the hour when forth he goes, 'The Dong with a luminous Nose! 'Yonder--over the plain he goes, 'He goes! EDWARD LEAR, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY Edward Lear, Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly. I. O! My aged Uncle Arly! Sitting on a heap of Barley. Thro' the silent hours of night,--. Close beside a leafy thicket:--.

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Welcome to nonsenselit.org The Edward Lear Home Page This page collects a number of websites devoted to Edward Lear and Nonsense literature that were created over several years. EDWARD LEAR, THE PELICAN CHORUS King and Queen of the Pelicans we; No other Birds so grand we see! None but we have feet like fins! With lovely leathery throats and chins! Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! EDWARD LEAR, THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN Once upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were . and they all thought they should like to see the world. So they bought a large boat to sail quite round the world by sea, and then they were to come back on the other side by land. EDWARD LEAR, THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES OF THE LAKE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY. In former days -- that is to say, once upon a time, there lived in the Land of Gramblamble, Seven Families.They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-popple (one of the Seven Families, indeed, lived in the Lake), and on the outskirts of the City of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly. The names of all these places you have probably EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE II: Calico Jam, The little Fish swam, Over the syllabub sea, He took off his hat, To the Sole and the Sprat, And the Willeby-Wat,-- EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 1-10 There was a Young Lady of Ryde, Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied. She purchased some clogs, And some small spotted dogs, And frequently

walked about Ryde.

EDWARD LEAR, THE SCROOBIOUS PIP The Scroobious Pip went out one day When the grass was green, and the sky was grey. Then all the beasts in the world came round When the Scroobious Pip sat down on the ground. EDWARD LEAR, THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights;--When the angry breakers roar As they beat on the rocky shore;-- EDWARD LEAR, THE YONGHY--BONGHY--BÒ I: On the Coast of Coromandel Where the early pumpkins blow, In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Two old chairs, and half a candle,--One old jug without a handle,-- EDWARD LEAR: QUEERY LEARY NONSENSE One evening after dinner when on a visit to Lady Waldegrave and Lord Carlingford at Chewton Priory, Lear drew the above parrot, a species of bird with which he was well acquainted, having illustrated the bird section of Lord Derby's "Knowsley Menagerie."After he had finished it Ward Brahan, Lady Walaegrave's brother drew the caricature of bird and artist, reproduced on page 57, which amused

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Welcome to nonsenselit.org The Edward Lear Home Page This page collects a number of websites devoted to Edward Lear and Nonsense literature that were created over several years. EDWARD LEAR, THE PELICAN CHORUS King and Queen of the Pelicans we; No other Birds so grand we see! None but we have feet like fins! With lovely leathery throats and chins! Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! EDWARD LEAR, THE STORY OF THE FOUR LITTLE CHILDREN Once upon a time, a long while ago, there were four little people whose names were . and they all thought they should like to see the world. So they bought a large boat to sail quite round the world by sea, and then they were to come back on the other side by land. EDWARD LEAR, THE HISTORY OF THE SEVEN FAMILIES OF THE LAKE CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY. In former days -- that is to say, once upon a time, there lived in the Land of Gramblamble, Seven Families.They lived by the side of the great Lake Pipple-popple (one of the Seven Families, indeed, lived in the Lake), and on the outskirts of the City of Tosh, which, excepting when it was quite dark, they could see plainly. The names of all these places you have probably EDWARD LEAR, CALICO PIE II: Calico Jam, The little Fish swam, Over the syllabub sea, He took off his hat, To the Sole and the Sprat, And the Willeby-Wat,-- EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 1-10 There was a Young Lady of Ryde, Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied. She purchased some clogs, And some small spotted dogs, And frequently

walked about Ryde.

EDWARD LEAR, THE SCROOBIOUS PIP The Scroobious Pip went out one day When the grass was green, and the sky was grey. Then all the beasts in the world came round When the Scroobious Pip sat down on the ground. EDWARD LEAR, THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights;--When the angry breakers roar As they beat on the rocky shore;-- EDWARD LEAR, THE YONGHY--BONGHY--BÒ I: On the Coast of Coromandel Where the early pumpkins blow, In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò. Two old chairs, and half a candle,--One old jug without a handle,-- EDWARD LEAR: QUEERY LEARY NONSENSE One evening after dinner when on a visit to Lady Waldegrave and Lord Carlingford at Chewton Priory, Lear drew the above parrot, a species of bird with which he was well acquainted, having illustrated the bird section of Lord Derby's "Knowsley Menagerie."After he had finished it Ward Brahan, Lady Walaegrave's brother drew the caricature of bird and artist, reproduced on page 57, which amused A RARE AND CHOICE COLLECTION OF QUEENS & KINGS, AND OTHER A Rare and Choice Collection of Queens & Kings, and other things , A Rare and Choice Collection of Queens & Kings, and other things.The Pictures, Poetry and strange, But veritable, Histories designed and written By S.A. EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 1-10 There was a Young Lady of Ryde, Whose shoe-strings were seldom untied. She purchased some clogs, And some small spotted dogs, And frequently

walked about Ryde.

EDWARD LEAR, A BOOK OF NONSENSE The first edition was published by Thomas McLean on 10 February 1846. There were altogether seventy-two limericks in two volumes selling at 3s 6d each.. It was the convention at the time for children's books to be published anonymously, so there was no mention of Lear's name in

the book.

EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 71-80 There was an Old Man who said, 'How Shall I flee from that horribke cow? I will sit on this stile, And continue to smile, Which may soften the heart of that cow.' EDWARD LEAR, BOOK OF NONSENSE 51-60 There was an Old Man of Peru, Who watched his wife making a stew; But once by mistake, In a stove she did bake, That unfortunate Man of

Peru.

EDWARD LEAR, NONSENSE ALPHABET A was an Area Arch Where washerwomen sat; They made a lot of lovely starch To starch Papa's cravat. EDWARD LEAR, MR. AND MRS. SPIKKY SPARROW I: On a little piece of wood, Mr. Spikky Sparrow stood; Mrs. Sparrow sate close by, A-making of an insect pie, For her little children five, In the nest and all alive, Singing with a cheerful smile EDWARD LEAR, THE POBBLE WHO HAS NO TOES I: The Pobble who has no toes Had once as many as we; When they said, 'Some day you may lose them all;'-- He replied, -- 'Fish fiddle de-dee!' And his Aunt Jobiska made him drink, EDWARD LEAR, THE BROOM, THE SHOVEL, THE POKER AND THE TONGS I: The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs, They all took a drive in the Park, And they each sang a song, Ding-a-dong, Ding-a-dong, Before they went EDWARD LEAR, INCIDENTS IN THE LIFE OF MY UNCLE ARLY I . O! My aged Uncle Arly! Sitting on a heap of Barley Thro' the silent hours of night,--Close beside a leafy thicket:--On his nose there was a Cricket,-- ↓ Skip to Main Content

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