Gedichte von Edward Lear

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There was a Young Girl of Majorca,
Whose Aunt was a very…

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There was a Young Lady of Hull,
Who was chased by a virulent…

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There was a Young Lady of Norway,
Who casually sat in a…

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There was a Young Lady of Portugal,
Whose ideas were…

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There was a Young Lady of Russia,
Who screamed so that no…

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There was a Young Lady of Ryde,
Whose shoe-…

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There was a Young Lady of Sweden,
Who went by the slow train…

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There was a Young Lady of Troy,
Whom several large flies did…

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There was a Young Lady of Tyre,
Who swept the loud chords of…

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There was a Young Lady of Wales,
Who caught a large Fish…

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There was a Young Lady of Welling,
Whose praise all the…

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There was a Young Lady whose chin
Resembled the point of a…

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There was a Young Lady whose nose
Was so long that it…

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There was a Young Person of Smyrna,
Whose Grandmother…

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There was an Old Derry down Derry, who loved to see little folks…

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There was an Old Lady of Chertsey,
Who made a remarkable…

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There was an Old Man in a boat,
Who said, "I'm afloat! I'm…

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There was an Old Man in a pew,
Whose waistcoat was spotted…

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There was an Old Man in a tree,
Who was horribly bored by a…

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There was an Old Man of Apulia,
Whose conduct was very…

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There was an Old Man of Berlin,
Whose form was uncommonly…

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There was an Old Man of Columbia,
Who was thirsty, and…

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There was an Old Man of Jamaica,
Who suddenly married a…

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There was an Old Man of Kamschatka,
Who possessed a…

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There was an Old Man of Kilkenny,
Who never had more than a…

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There was an Old Man of Leghorn,
The smallest that ever was…

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There was an Old Man of Madras,
Who rode on a cream-colored…

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There was an Old Man of Marseilles,
Whose daughters wore…

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There was an Old Man of Moldavia,
Who had the most curious…

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There was an Old Man of the Cape,
Who possessed a large…

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There was an Old Man of the Coast,
Who placidly sat on a…

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There was an Old Man of the East,
Who gave all his children…

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There was an Old Man of the Isles,
Whose face was pervaded…

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There was an Old Man of the West,
Who never could get any…

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There was an Old Man of the West,
Who wore a pale plum-…

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There was an Old Man of the Wrekin,
Whose shoes made a…

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There was an Old Man of Vienna,
Who lived upon Tincture of…

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There was an Old Man of Whitehaven,
Who danced a quadrille…

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There was an Old Man on a hill,
Who seldom, if ever, stood…

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There was an Old Man on some rocks,
Who shut his Wife up in…

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There was an Old Man who said, "How
Shall I flee from this…

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There was an Old Man who said, "Hush!
I perceive a young…

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There was an Old Man who supposed
That the street door was…

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There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, "It is just as…

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There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who sat on a Horse when…

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There was an Old Man with a flute,—
A "sarpint" ran into his…

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There was an Old Man with a gong,
Who bumped at it all the…

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There was an Old Man with a nose,
Who said, "…

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There was an Old Person of Anerley,
Whose conduct was…

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There was an Old Person of Bangor,
Whose face was distorted…

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There was an Old Person of Basing,
Whose presence of mind…

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There was an Old Person of Buda,
Whose conduct grew ruder…

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There was an Old Person of Burton,
Whose answers were rather…

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There was an Old Person of Cadiz,
Who was always polite to…

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There was an Old Person of Cheadle
Was put in the stocks by…

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There was an Old Person of Chester,
Whom several small…

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There was an Old Person of Chili,
Whose conduct was painful…

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There was an Old Person of Dover,
Who rushed through a field…

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There was an Old Person of Dutton,
Whose head was as small…

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There was an Old Person of Ems
Who casually fell in the…

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There was an Old Person of Gretna,
Who rushed down the…

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There was an Old Person of Hurst,
Who drank when he was not…

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There was an Old Person of Ischia,
Whose conduct grew…

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There was an Old Person of Leeds,
Whose head was infested…

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There was an Old Person of Rheims,
Who was troubled with…

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There was an Old Person of Tartary,
Who divided his jugular…

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There was an Old Person whose habits
Induced him to feed…