There was an Old Person of Rhodes,
Who strongly objected to toads;
He paid several cousins,
To catch them by the dozens,
That futile Old Person of Rhodes.
More verses by Edward Lear
- Limerick:There Was An Old Person Of Chester
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Coblenz
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Bohemia
- The New Vestments
- Limerick: There Was An Old Man Of Dundee