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
Sure, daddy, - let's go!
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!"
E.Lear, 1846
I will be right back
There was an Old Man of Coblenz,
The length of whose legs was immense;
He went with one prance,
From Turkey to France,
That surprising Old Man of Coblenz.
E.Lear, 1846
Ruined by a bush
There was an Old Lady whose folly,
Induced her to sit in a holly;
Whereon by a thorn,
Her dress being torn,
She quickly became melancholy.
E.Lear, 1846