There was an Old Lady whose folly
Induced her to sit in a holly:
Whereupon by a thorn
Her dress being torn,
She quickly became melancholy.
(Edward Lear)
More Poetry from Edward Lear:
- Incidents in the life of my Uncle Arly (Edward Lear Poems)
- Calicoe Pie (Edward Lear Poems)
- He Lived at Dingle Bank (Edward Lear Poems)
- Cold are the Crabs (Edward Lear Poems)
- Limerick: There was a Young Lady Whose Bonnet (Edward Lear Poems)
- Limerick: There was a Young Lady of Norway (Edward Lear Poems)