Occupation: Artist Birth: May 12, 1812 Death: January 29, 1888
There was an Old Man of the East, Who gave all his children a feast; But they all ate so much, and their conduct was such, That it killed that Old Ma….
They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say..
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!".
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 ….
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….
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….
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….
When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights..
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….
What will happen to me, as the oyster said when he very inadvertently swallowed the gooseberry bush, nobody can tell..
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..
I am in a very unsettled condition, as the oyster said when they poured melted butter all over his back..
A vile beastly rottenheaded foolbegotten brazenthroated pernicous piggish screaming, tearing, roaring, perplexing, splitmecrackle crashmecriggle insa….
Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?.
It's a fact the whole world knows, That Pobbles are happier without their toes..
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….
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 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 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 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….
And what can we expect if we haven't any dinner, But to lose our teeth and eyelashes and keep on growing thinner?.