There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said, "It is just as… - Edward Lear

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There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as I feared!—
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!"

Edward Lear

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Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his nonsensical poetry and his limericks, a form which he popularised.

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Alternative Names: Derry Down Derry • Eduard Liri • Lear

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"Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."

They went to sea in a sieve, they did;
In a sieve they went to sea;
In spite of all their friends could say.

His mind is concrete and fastidious,
His nose is remarkably big;
His visage is more or less hideous,
His beard it resembles a wig.

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