Occupation: Artist Birth: May 12, 1812 Death: January 29, 1888
They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light ….
What will happen to me, as the oyster said when he very inadvertently swallowed the gooseberry bush, nobody can tell..
Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?.
I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies & played the violin: but one of the twins died, & the other has eaten the fiddle — so a….
I am in a very unsettled condition, as the oyster said when they poured melted butter all over his back..
There was an Old Man of Messina, Whose daughter was named Opsibeena; She wore a small wig, and rode out on a pig, To the perfect delight of Messina..
There 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..
And they brought an Owl, and a useful Cart, And a pound of Rice, and a CranberryTart, And a hive of silvery Bees. And they brought a Pig, and some gr….
It takes a long time to make a painter - even with a good artist's education - but without one it tries the patience of Job; it is a great thing if o….
The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. . . Th….
It's a fact the whole world knows, That Pobbles are happier without their toes..
When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights..
In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old jug without a handle- These were all the worldly goo….
A vile beastly rottenheaded foolbegotten brazenthroated pernicous piggish screaming, tearing, roaring, perplexing, splitmecrackle crashmecriggle insa….
There was a Young Person in pink, Who called out for something to drink; But they said, 'O my daughter, there's nothing but water!' Which vexed that ….
I am almost thanking God that I was never educated, for it seems to me that 999 of those who are so, expensively and laboriously, have lost all befor….
There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he knocked most people down, Which distresse….
There was an Old Person of Bray, Who sang through the whole of the day To his ducks and his pigs, whom he fed upon figs, That valuable Person of Bray..
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 bear….
And if you voz to see my roziz As is a boon to all men's noziz, - You'd fall upon your back and scream - '" Lawk! O criky! it's a dream!".
And what can we expect if we haven't any dinner, But to lose our teeth and eyelashes and keep on growing thinner?.