Edward Lear

There was a Young Lady whose nose,
Was so long that it reached to her toes;
So she hired an Old Lady,
Whose conduct was steady,

There was an Old Man of Calcutta,
Who perpetually ate bread and butter;
Till a great bit of muffin,
On which he was stuffing,

There was a Young Lady in White,
Who looked out at the depths of the Night;
But the birds of the
Filled her heart with despair,

There was a Young Lady whose chin,
Resembled the point of a pin;
So she had it made sharp,
And purchased a harp,

There was an Old Man of Hong Kong,
Who never did anything wrong
He lay on his back,
With his head in a sack,

There was a young lady whose eyes,were unique as to colour and size;
When she opened them wide,people all turned aside,and started away in surprise
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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,

There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood still;
He ran up and down,
In his Grandmother's gown,

There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were excessively nautical:
She climbed up a tree,
To examine the sea,

There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a bee
When they said "Does it buzz
"He replied "Yes, it does

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,

There was a Young Lady of Turkey,
Who wept when the weather was murky;
When the day turned out fine,
She ceased to repine,