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More Nonsense Limerick 96

By Edward Lear

Topics: classic

There was an old person of Jodd,     Whose ways were perplexing and odd;     She purchased a whistle,     And sate on a thistle,     And squeaked to the people of Jodd.

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About Edward Lear

Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an English artist, author, and poet known for his literary nonsense. His "Book of Nonsense" and poems like "The Owl and the Pussycat" popularized the limerick form and delighted generations of children.

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