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Edward Lear
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Quotes by Edward Lear
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One finds that constant quiet sympathy is not only one of the most lovable qualities, but one of the very rarest.
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There was an Old Man of Peru, Who watched his wife making a stew; But once by mistake, In a stove she did bake, That unfortunate Man of Peru.
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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 one does not go backward.
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Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still!
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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 Young Person in pink.
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And what can we expect if we haven’t any dinner, But to lose our teeth and eyelashes and keep on growing thinner?
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When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights;.
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And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon. They danced by the light of the moon.
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The Dong!- the Dong! / The wandering Dong through the forest goes! / The Dong!- the Dong! / The Dong with a luminous Nose!
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