Limerick Poems Examples

Limerick poems examples from master limericist, Edward Lear. This, I believe, is volume 8.

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These are from Lear's Book of Nonsense, which you may read many places on the Web, but would seem strangely absent from a limerick website, no?

71.

There was an 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 a pew.

72.

There was an Old Man who said, "How,-
Shall I flee from this horrible Cow?
I will sit on this stile,
And continue to smile,
Which may soften the heart of that Cow."

73.

There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent Bull;
But she seized on a spade,
And called out-"Who's afraid!"
Which distracted that virulent Bull.

74.

There was an Old Man of Whitehaven,
Who danced a quadrille with a Raven;
But they said-"It's absurd,
To encourage this bird!"
So they smashed that Old Man of Whitehaven.

75.

There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
The smallest as ever was born;
But quickly snapt up he,
Was once by a puppy,
Who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn.

76.

There was an Old Man of the Hague,
Whose ideas were excessively vague;
He built a balloon,
To examine the moon,
That deluded Old Man of the Hague.

77.

There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
Who suddenly married a Quaker;
But she cried out-"O lack!
I have married a black!"
Which distressed that Old Man of Jamaica.

78.

There was an old person of Dutton,
Whose head was so small as a button;
So to make it look big,
He purchased a wig,
And rapidly rushed about Dutton.

79.

There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of a lyre;
At the sound of each sweep,
She enraptured the deep,
And enchanted the city of Tyre.

80.

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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