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Edward Lear

1812-1888 / English
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Calico PieI / Calico Pie, / The little Birds fly
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How pleasant to know Mr. LearHow pleasant to know Mr. Lear, / Who has written such volumes of stuff. / Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
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Mr. And Mrs. DiscobbolosI / Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos / Climbed to the top of a wall.
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Mr. And Mrs. Discobbolos - Second PartI / Mr. and Mrs. Discobbolos / Lived on the top of the wall,
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Mr. And Mrs. Spikky SparrowI / On a little piece of wood, / Mr. Spikky Sparrow stood;
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The Akond of SwatWho, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akond of SWAT? / Is he tall or short, or dark or fair? / Does he sit on a stool or a sofa or a chair,
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The Broom, The Shovel,The Poker, And The TongsI / The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs, / They all took a drive in the Park,
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The Courtship Of The Yonghy-Bonghy-BoI / On the Coast of Coromandel / Where the early pumpkins blow,
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The CummerbundAn Indian Poem / I / She sate upon her Dobie,
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The Daddy Long-Legs And The FlyI / Once Mr. Daddy Long-legs, / Dressed in brown and gray,
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Edward Lear

1812-1888 / English

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.

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