Church in Hoxton
I was in the East London the other day and decided to use the occasion to draw a bit. Not being very familiar with the neighbourhood, I wandered in circles until I hit this church with a nice garden and benches around it.
Get this sorted!
Архимеду в порту Сиракуз
Указали на стаи медуз,
Обещав, если он
Их не выгонит вон,
Самого изгнать из Сиракуз.
А. Дубровский, 2011
Archimedes was shown flocks of jellyfishes in Syracuse's port, and was told to take them away, otherwise they will take him away instead (makeshift translation of A. Dubrovski's poem).
Go away, bear!
There was a Young Lady of Clare,
Who was sadly pursued by a bear;
When she found she was tired,
She abruptly expired,
That unfortunate Lady of Clare.
E.Lear, 1846
Until tomorrow, old man!
There was an Old Man, on whose nose,
Most birds of the air could repose;
But they all flew away,
At the closing of day,
Which relieved that Old Man and his nose.
E.Lear, 1846
Come get me!
There was an Old Man of Aosta,
Who possessed a large Cow, but he lost her;
But they said, "Don't you see,
She has rushed up a tree?
You invidious Old Man of Aosta!"
E.Lear, 1846
Dumb, but calm
There 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.
E.Lear, 1846
Mice is nice!
There 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.
E.Lear, 1846
He couldn't swim
There was an Old Person of Ems,
Who casually fell in the Thames;
And when he was found,
They said he was drowned,
That unlucky Old Person of Ems.
E.Lear, 1846
You say hi, I say low
There was an old Person of Burton,
Whose answers were rather uncertain;
When they said, "How d'ye do?"
He replied, "Who are you?"
That distressing old person of Burton.
E.Lear, 1846
The casement case
There was an Old Man at a casement,
Who held up his hands in amazement;
When they said, "Sir, you'll fall!"
He replied, "Not at all!"
That incipient Old Man at a casement.
E.Lear, 1846
Crossroad in Surbiton
Here's a desperate attempt to fix the unfixable - this sketch was laying for two months in the waste paper pile, until today, when I decided to see I can make it look like something. After all, I made an effort to make the inital drawing: went to the pub, sat near the window, spent some time sketching the street view.
Here's the result - I covered the half of the page with black ink, as it was the night anyway, and fix some detail here and there.
Slug is good for your guts
There was an Old Person of Sparta,
Who had twenty-five sons and one daughter;
He fed them on snails,
And weighed them in scales,
That wonderful person of Sparta.
E.Lear, 1846
Whatever you call'em
There was an Old Lady of Prague,
Whose language was horribly vague;
When they said, "Are these caps?"
She answered, "Perhaps!"
That oracular Lady of Prague.
E.Lear, 1846
Light the lighthouse!
There was an Old Man of the Cape,
Who possessed a large Barbary Ape;
Till the Ape one dark night,
Set the house on a light,
Which burned that Old Man of the Cape.
E.Lear, 1846
My turbo aunt
There was a Young Girl of Majorca,
Whose aunt was a very fast walker;
She walked seventy miles,
And leaped fifteen stiles,
Which astonished that Girl of Majorca.
E.Lear, 1846
It's just not my station
There was a Young Lady of Sweden,
Who went by the slow train to Weedon;
When they cried, "Weedon Station!"
She made no observation,
But thought she should go back to Sweden.
E.Lear, 1846
I wonder what's down there
There was an Old Person of Gretna,
Who rushed down the crater of Etna;
When they said, "Is it hot?"
He replied, "No, it's not!"
That mendacious Old Person of Gretna.
E.Lear, 1846
Bitter ale to cheer you up!
There was an Old Man with an owl,
Who continued to bother and howl;
He sate on a rail,
And imbibed bitter ale,
Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.
E.Lear, 1846
We'll be first to throw stones
There was an old Person of Chester,
Whom several small children did pester;
They threw some large stones,
Which broke most of his bones,
And displeased that old person of Chester.
E.Lear, 1846