Nonsense Songs by Edward Lear (win 10 ebook reader .TXT) 📖
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- Author: Edward Lear
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D was a dove,
Who lived in a wood,
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good!
d!
Dear little Dove!
E
![eagle](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/242.gif)
E was an eagle,
Who sat on the rocks,
And looked down on the fields
And the-far-away flocks.
e!
Beautiful eagle!
F
![fan](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/243.gif)
F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff;
And when it was used,
It went puffy-puff-puff!
f!
Nice little fan.
G
![gooseberry](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/244.gif)
G was a gooseberry,
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam,
And eaten with bread.
g!
Gooseberry red!
H
![heron](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/245.gif)
H was a heron,
Who stood in a stream:
The length of his neck
And his legs was extreme.
h!
Long-legged Heron!
I
![inkstand](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/246.gif)
I was an inkstand,
Which stood on a table,
With a nice pen to write with
When we are able.
i!
Neat little inkstand!
J
![jug](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/247.gif)
J was a jug,
So pretty and white,
With fresh water in it
At morning and night.
j!
Nice little jug!
K
![kingfisher](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/248.gif)
K was a kingfisher:
Quickly he flew,
So bright and so pretty!—
Green, purple, and blue.
k!
Kingfisher, blue!
L
![lily](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/249.gif)
L was a lily,
So white and so sweet!
To see it and smell it
Was quite a nice treat.
l!
Beautiful Lily!
M
![man](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/250.gif)
M was a man,
Who walked round and round;
And he wore a long coat
That came down to the ground.
m!
Funny old Man!
N
![nut](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/251.gif)
N was a nut
So smooth and so brown!
And when it was ripe,
It fell tumble-dum-down.
n!
Nice little Nut!
O
![oyster](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/252.gif)
O was an oyster,
Who lived in his shell:
If you let him alone,
He felt perfectly well.
o!
Open-mouthed oyster!
P
![polly](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/253.gif)
P was a polly,
All red, blue, and green,—
The most beautiful polly
That ever was seen.
p!
Poor little Polly!
Q
![quill](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/254.gif)
Q was a quill
Made into a pen;
But I do not know where,
And I cannot say when.
q!
Nice little Quill!
R
![rattlesnake](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/255.gif)
R was a rattlesnake,
Rolled up so tight,
Those who saw him ran quickly,
For fear he should bite.
r!
Rattlesnake bite!
S
![screw](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/256.gif)
S was a screw
To screw down a box;
And then it was fastened
Without any locks.
s!
Valuable screw!
T
![thimble](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/257.gif)
T was a thimble,
Of silver so bright!
When placed on the finger,
It fitted so tight!
t!
Nice little thimble!
U
![upper-coat](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/258.gif)
U was an upper-coat,
Woolly and warm,
To wear over all
In the snow or the storm.
u!
What a nice upper-coat!
V
![veil](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/259.gif)
V was a veil
With a border upon it,
And a ribbon to tie it
All round a pink bonnet.
v!
Pretty green Veil!
W
![watch](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/260.gif)
W was a watch,
Where, in letters of gold,
The hour of the day
You might always behold.
w!
Beautiful watch!
X
![xerxes](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/261.gif)
X was King Xerxes,
Who wore on his head A mighty large turban,
Green, yellow, and red.
x!
Look at King Xerxes!
Y
![yak](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/262.gif)
Y was a yak,
From the land of Thibet:
Except his white tail,
He was all black as jet.
y!
Look at the Yak!
Z
![zebra](https://read-book.net/uploads/posts/books/3/1/1/9/1/images/263.gif)
Z was a zebra,
All striped white and black;
And if he were tame,
You might ride on his back.
z!
Pretty striped Zebra!
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