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Edward Lear Quotes & Sayings

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I am in a very unsettled condition, as the oyster said when they poured melted butter all over his back. — Edward Lear

They danced by the light of the moon. — Edward Lear

Find the Good and Praise it" by Alex Haley — Alex Haley

How can a man explain at the expense of a woman? — George Eliot

Fish fiddle de-dee! — Edward Lear

How pleasant to know Mr Lear! / Who has written such volumes of stuff! / Some think him ill-tempered and queer / But a few think him pleasant enough. — Edward Lear

There was an Old Person of Bray, Who sang through the whole of the day To his ducks and his pigs, whom he fed upon figs, That valuable Person of Bray. — Edward Lear

Now that we have discussed the weather and exchanged compliments, how about showing me your loot? — Janet Lambert

A lot of my work just sort of flows and comes out of me and I don't know why or where ... — Robert Lyn Nelson

They stood together in the gloom of the spruces, an empty world glimmering about them wide and gray under the stars — Edith Wharton

What will happen to me, as the oyster said when he very inadvertently swallowed the gooseberry bush, nobody can tell. — Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea
In a beautiful pea green boat ... — Edward Lear

There was an Old Man of Messina, Whose daughter was named Opsibeena; She wore a small wig, and rode out on a pig, To the perfect delight of Messina. — Edward Lear

There was a Young Lady of Poole, Whose soup was excessively cool; So she put it to boil, by the aid of some oil, That ingenious Young Lady of Poole. — Edward Lear

It's a fact the whole world knows,
That Pobbles are happier without their toes. — Edward Lear

And what can we expect if we haven't any dinner, But to lose our teeth and eyelashes and keep on growing thinner? — Edward Lear

They went to sea in a sieve, they did; In a sieve they went to sea; In spite of all their friends could say. — Edward Lear

The whole function of education is to create Nazis. — Bernhard Rust

Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat? — Edward Lear

Get thee behind me, whatever you are, that's my motto. — Gary Reilly

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. — Edward Lear

Two old Bachelors were living in one house; One caught a Muffin, the other caught a Mouse. — Edward Lear

We forget very easily what gives us pain. — Graham Greene

When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights; — Edward Lear