Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

LIMERICK by EDWARD LEAR

Poet Analysis

First Line: THERE WAS AN OLD MAN OF TOULOUSE
Last Line: THAT TURBID OLD MAN OF TOULOUSE
There was an Old Man of Toulouse,
Who purchased a new pair of shoes;
When they asked, "Are they pleasant?" he said,
"Not at present!"
That turbid old man of Toulouse


Home: PoetryExplorer.net