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Lear / Owl & Pussycat / C19The Owl & the Pussy-Cat went to sea, In a beautiful pea- green boat; They took some honey, & plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note
The Owl and The PussycatThe Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five pound note
Lear / Owl & PussycatTHE OWL & THE PUSSY-CAT The Owl & the Pussy-Cat ask the Pig if he is willing to sell them his ring
Lear / Quangle-Wangle / C19THE QUANGLE WANGLEs HAT The Quangle Wangles 200ft. ornamented hat, on top of the Crumpetty Tree
Lear / Jumblies / NonsenseTHE JUMBLIES The Jumblies go to sea in a sieve on a stormy day
Lear / Nonsense / TringThere was an Old Person of Tring, who embellished his nose with a ring; He gazed at the moon, every evening in June, that ecstatic Old Person in Tring
Lear / Nonsense / BangorThere was an Old Person of Bangor, whose face was distorted with anger! He tore off his boots, and subsisted on roots, that irascible Person of Bangor
Edward LearEDWARD LEAR Artist and nonsense poet, showing a stranger who thought that Edward Lear was merely a pseudonym, the inside of his hat with his name in the lining
Lear / Nonsense / EwellThere was an Old Person of Ewell, who chiefly subsisted on gruel; But to make it more nice, he inserted some mice, which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell
Lear / Nonsense / ColumbiaThere was an Old Man of Columbia, who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot, which disgusted that man of Columbia
Lear / Nonsense / Man EastThere was an Old Man of the East, who gave all his children a feast; But they all ate so much, and their conduct was such, that it killed that Old Man of the East
Lear / Nonsense / IslesThere was on Old Man of the Isles, whose face was pervaded with smiles; He sung high dum diddle, and played on the fiddle, that amiable Man of the Isles
Lear / Nonsense / DundeeThere was an Old Man of Dundee, who frequented the top of a tree; When disturbed by the crows, he abruptly arose, and exclaimed, I ll return to Dundee
L'Heure Des BetisesThis illustration's title translates to The Hour Of Nonsense, and depicts a smiling young lady listening to a floating child satyr or faun creature whispering in her ear. Date: circa 1901
Old Person of Tartary, Edward LearThere was an Old Person of Tartary, who divided his jugular artery; But he screeched to his wife, and she said, Oh, my life! your death will be felt by all Tartary! First published: 1846
LEAR / BOOK OF NONSENSEThe Old Man who perceives the large young bird in the bush. Date: First published: 1862
Lear / Nonsense / AnerleyThere was an Old Person of Anerley, whose conduct was strange and unmannerly; He rushed down the Strand, with a pig in each hand, but returned in the evening to Anerley
Book of Nonsense / LearThere was a Young Girl of Majorca, whose aunt was a very fast walker; She walked 70 miles, & leaped 15 stiles, Which astonished that Girl of Majorca
Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-DubNursery Rhyme Snap card - Rub-A-Dub-Dub, three men in a tub. early 20th century
Western / GamblerTHE GAMBLER OF RED GULCH (Charles Ballew) A gambler holds his gun like he don t take no nonsense... Date: 1930s
Prince Finikin, his mamma and Dolly. The prince offers Dolly a cup of tea, and thinks hes very kind to do so. first published 1879
Hey Diddle Diddle - Nursery RhymeHey diddle diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon
There was an old man with a gongThis photograph is reminiscent of the Edward Lear nonsense poem. An old man with a long beard sits inside a small hut with a gong hanging from the door
Lear / Nonsense / CalcuttaThere was an Old Man of Calcutta, who perpetually ate bread and butter; Till a great bit of muffin, on which he was stuffing, choked that horrid Old Man of Calcutta
Lear / Nonsense / CowThere was an Old Man who said, how shall I flee from that horrible cow? I will sit on this stile, and continue to smile, which may soften the heart of that cow
Lear / Nonsense / ParmaThere was a Young Lady of Parma, whose conduct grew calmer and calmer; when they said, Are you dumb? she merely said, Hum! that provoking Young Lady of Parma
Lear / Nonsense / TurkeyThere was a Young Lady of Turkey, who wept when the weather was murky; When the day turned out fine, she ceased to repine, that capricious Young Lady of Turkey
Lear / Nonsense / LeedsThere was an Old Person of Leeds, whose head was infested with beads; She sat on a stool, and ate gooseberry fool, which agreed with that person of Leeds
Lear / Nonsense / Chin / PinThere was a Young Lady whose chin, resembled the point of a pin; So she had it made sharp, and purchased a harp, and played several tunes with her chin
Lear / Nonsense / BerlinThere was an Old Person of Berlin, whose form was uncommonly thin; Till he once, by mistake, was mixed up in a cake, so they baked that Old Man of Berlin
Lear / Nonsense / Man & OwlThere was an Old Man with a owl, who continued to bother and howl; He sat on a rail, and imbibed bitter ale, which refreshed that Old Man and his owl
Lear / Nonsense / DuttonThere was an Old Person of Dutton, whose head was as small as a button, So, to make it look big, he purchased a wig, and rapidly rushed about Dutton
Lear / Nonsense / KamschatkaThere was an Old Man of Kamschatka, who possessed a remarkable fat cur; His gait and his waddle, were held as a model, to all the fat dogs in Kamschatka
Lear / Nonsense / PragueThere was an Old Person of Prague, who was suddenly seized with the Plague; But they gave his some butter, which caused him to mutter, and cured that Old person of Prague
Lear / Nonsense / LeghornThere was an Old Man of Leghorn, the smallest that ever was born; But quickly snapped up he was once by a puppy, who devoured that Old Man of Leghorn
Lear / Nonsense / ApuliaThere was an Old Man of Apulia, whose conduct was very peculiar; He fed twenty sons, upon nothing but buns, that whimsical Man of Apulia
Lear / Nonsense / CreteThere 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
Lear / Nonsense / PortugalThere was a Young Lady of Portugal, whose ideas were excessively nautical; She climbed up a tree, to examine the sea, but declared she would never leave Portugal
Lear / Nonsense / PooleThere was a Young Lady of Poole, whose soup was excessively cool; So she put it to boil by the aid of some oil, that ingenious Young Lady of Poole
Lear / Nonsense / SpartaThere was an Old Person of Sparta, who had twenty-one sons and one darter ; He fed them on snails, and weighed them in scales, that wonderful Person of Sparta
Lear / Nonsense / PokerThere was an Old Man with a poker, Who painted his face with red oker When they said, You re a Guy! He made no reply, But knocked them all down with his poker
Lear / Nonsense / QuebecThere was an Ol Man of Quebec, a beetle ran over his neck; But he cried, With a needle, I ll slay you, O beadle! that angry Old Man of Quebec
Lear / Nonsense / RussiaThere was a Young Lady of Russia, who screamed so that no one could hush her; Her screams were extreme, no one heard such a scream as was screamed by that Lady from Russia
Lear / Nonsense / RabbitsThere was an Old Person whose habits, induced him to feed upon rabbits; When he d eaten eighteen, he turned perfectly green, upon which he relinquished those habits
Lear / Nonsense / GretnaThere was an Old Person from Gretna, who rushed down the crater of Etna; When they said, Is it hot? he replied, No, its not! That mendacious Old Person of Gretna
Lear / Nonsense / PewThere 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 a pew
Lear / Nonsense / FluteThere was an Old Man with a flute, a sarpint ran into his boot; But he played day and night, till the sarpint took flight, and avoided that man with a flute
Lear / Nonsense / BasingThere was an Old Person of Basing, whose presence of mind was amazing; He purchased a steed, which he rode at full speed, and escaped from the people of Basing
