...quoted to him the words of a young lady not of his acquaintance, "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!" " How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!" Who has written such volumes of stuff l Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough. His mind is concrete...

...quoted to him the words of a young lady not of his acquaintance, " How pleasant to know Mr. Lear l " "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!" Who has written such volumes of stuff I Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough. His mind is concrete...

...friend of his, " How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! " ; and these verses make a fit ending to my preface. How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff I Some think him ill-tempered and queer, His mind is concrete and fastidious, His nose is remarkably...

...his ever faithful cricket ; (But his shoes were far too tight.) Edward Lear. LINES TO A YOUNG LADY HOW pleasant to know Mr. Lear ! " Who has written...more or less hideous, His beard it resembles a wig. [88] He has ears, and two eyes, and ten fingers, Leastways if you reckon two thumbs ; Long ago he was...

...his ever faithful cricket ; (But his shoes were far too tight.) Edward Lear. LINES TO A YOUNG LADY HOW pleasant to know Mr. Lear ! " Who has written such volumes of stuff I Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough. His mind is concrete...

...1846. The following lines about himself were written by Mr Lear for a young lady of his acquaintance: "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such...ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough. He weeps by the side of the ocean, He weeps on the top of the hill; He purchases pancakes and lotion,...

...child's library. This edition contains all the Nonsense Books, with all the original illustrations. " ' How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,' Who has written such...ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough." NORTON, CE (Editor). Heart of Oak Books. Volume I. Rhymes, Jingles, and Fables. " Heath. .25 "Mother...

..."rats-cooler," and how Mr. Golgotha Gingham, the undertaker, went yachting. Lear, Edward. Book of nonsense. "How pleasant to know Mr. Lear* Who has written such...ill-tempered and queer. But a few think him pleasant enough." Mitchell, JA The last American. How the last American was found, many centuries hence, sitting in the...

...large. It may be high-vaulted as Homer's, or as comfortably insular as that land in which it is so pleasant to know Mr. Lear who has written such volumes of stuff, or that confined, bizarre region inhabited by the gifted linguist who sings the inimitable lyrics about...

...folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. HORACE — Carmina. IV. 12. 27. 17 their backs to bite 'em, EDWARD LEAR — Lines to a Young Lady. 18 No one is exempt from talking nonsense; the misfortune is...