20 ordspråk av Edward Lear

Edward Lear

Edward Lear föddes den 12 maj 1812 och dog den 29 januar 1888 - of an original kind of nonsense verse. The popularizer of the limerick.
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They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon

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

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And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon. They danced by the light of the moon.

And who so happy,- O who, / As the Duck and the Kangaroo?

I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.

And they bought an Owl, and a useful Cart,/ And a pound of Rice, and a Cranberry Tart.

Ere the days of his pilgrimage vanish, How pleasant to know Mr

`Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling / Your ring?' Said the Piggy, `I will.'

`How pleasant to know Mr Lear!' / Who has written such volumes of stuff ! / Some think him ill-tempered and queer, / But a few think him pleasant enough.

In spite of all their friends could say, / On a winter's morn, on a stormy day, / In a sieve they went to sea!

It's a fact the whole world knows, / That Pobbles are happier without their toes.

Serve up in a clean dish, and throw the whole out of the window as fast as possible.

The Dong!- the Dong! / The wandering Dong through the forest goes! / The Dong!- the Dong! / The Dong with a luminous Nose!

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!'

There was an old Man who said, `Hush! / I perceive a young bird in this bush!' / When they said, `Is it small?' / He replied, `Not at all!/ It is four times as big as the bush!'

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