Edward Lear

“ The Scroobious Snake,
who always wore a Hat on his Head, for
fear he should bite anybody.
There was an old man in a tree,
Whose whiskers were lovely to see;
But the birds of the air, pluck’d them perfectly bare,
To make themselves nests in that tree. ”

“ He wore a large ruff, of pale straw-colored stuff,
Which perplexed all the people of Bude,
There was an old man on the Humber,
Who dined on a cake of Burnt Uumber;
When he said—“It’s enough!”—They only said, “Stuff!
You amazing old man on the Humber!”
There was an old man of Dee-side
Whose hat was exceedingly wide,
But he said “Do not fail, If it happen to hail
To come under my hat at Dee-side!” ”

“ Who opened the window, and said,—
“Fil-jomble, fil-jumble, Fil-rumble-come-tumble!”
That doubtful old man of Spithead.
There was a young lady of Firle,
Whose hair was addicted to curl;
It curled up a tree, and all over the sea,
That expansive young lady of Firle.
There was an old man, who when little
Fell casually into a kettle;
But, growing too stout, He could never get out,
So he passed all his life in that kettle.
There was a young person of Bantry,
Who frequently slept in the pantry;
When disturbed by the mice, She appeased them with rice
That judicious young person of Bantry. ”