There was an old man whose despair
Induced him to purchase a hare:
Whereon one fine day,
He rode wholly away,
Which partly assuaged his despair.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick:There Was An Old Lady Of Prague
- The Cummerbund: An Indian Poem
- Limerick: There Was An Old Lady Of Winchelsea
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Kamschatka
- Limerick: There Was An Old Person Of Philæ,