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Edward Lear was born in Holloway, London. He father was a stockbroker and he was brought up largely by his sister Ann. He spent his early years first as a draughtsman for the Zoological Society, then as an artist for the British Museum. In 1832 he was employed by the Earl of Derby to make coloure .. .. more >>

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1		How pleasant to know Mr. Lear
2		The Akond of Swat
3		The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo
4		The Dong with a Luminous Nose
5		The Jumblies
7		The Pobble Who Has No Toes
8		The Quangle Wangle's Hat
9		There was a Young Lady Whose Eyes
10		There Was an Old Lady Whose Folly
11		There Was an Old Man in a Tree
12		There was an Old Man of Calcutta
13		There was an Old Man of New York
14		There was an Old Man of Thermopylae
15		There was an old man on the Border
16		There Was an Old Man with a Beard
17		There was an old person of Nice

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"Calico Pie,
The little Birds fly
Down to the calico tree,
Their wings were blue,
And they sang "Tilly-loo!"
Till away they flew—
And they never came back to me!"
Edward Lear (1812-1888), British poet. Calico Pie (l. 1-6). . . Faber Book of Children's Verse, The. Janet Adam Smith, comp. (1953; paperback 1963) Faber and Faber.

"\'How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!'
Who has written such volumes of stuff!
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few think him pleasant enough."
Edward Lear (1812-1888), British poet. How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear (l. 1-4). . . New Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1950. Helen Gardner, ed. (1972) Oxford University Press.

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Christine Pointer (10/26/2005 4:43:00 PM)
When I was in junior school I did not attend assemblies with the other children because of my religion. During the time that the others were singing hymns I was allowed to read my teachers precious copy of Edward Lear poems. This introduced me to the wonderful world of poetry and verse and of course reading. I found Mr. Lear's poems funny and endearing and full of visual delight.

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Edward Lear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, ...
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Edward Lear Home Page
Edward Lear's Life and Works, Nonsense Poems and Limericks.
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/

Edward Lear's Nonsense Works
Edward Lear Home Page. Edward Lear's Nonsense Works. EL. A Book of Nonsense All 112 limericks in the 1861 edition and some more. ...
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/learwk.html

Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Edward Lear
An exhibition of Edward Lear's natural history illustrations from the Academy of Natural ... Edward Lear, British poet and painter known for his absurd wit, ...
http://www.poets.org/elear/

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