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Top 25 Edward Lear Quotes (2025 Update)

Edward Lear Quote: “And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.”

1. “And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old jug without a handle- These were all the worldly goods.”

2. “In the middle of the woods Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo. Two old chairs and half a candle, One old jug without a handle- These were all the worldly goods.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights;.”

3. “When awful darkness and silence reign Over the great Gromboolian plain, Through the long, long wintry nights;.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an Old Man of Peru, Who watched his wife making a stew; But once by mistake, In a stove she did bake, That unfortunate Man of Peru.”

4. “There was an Old Man of Peru, Who watched his wife making a stew; But once by mistake, In a stove she did bake, That unfortunate Man of Peru.”

— Edward Lear

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

5. “I am in a very unsettled condition, as the oyster said when they poured melted butter all over his back.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “A vile beastly rottenheaded foolbegotten brazenthroated pernicous piggish screaming, tearing, roaring, perplexing, splitmecrackle crashmecriggle insane ass of a woman is practising howling below-stairs with a brute of a singingmaster so horribly, that my head is nearly off.”

6. “A vile beastly rottenheaded foolbegotten brazenthroated pernicous piggish screaming, tearing, roaring, perplexing, splitmecrackle crashmecriggle insane ass of a woman is practising howling below-stairs with a brute of a singingmaster so horribly, that my head is nearly off.”

— Edward Lear

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

7. “What will happen to me, as the oyster said when he very inadvertently swallowed the gooseberry bush, nobody can tell.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “And what can we expect if we haven’t any dinner, But to lose our teeth and eyelashes and keep on growing thinner?”

8. “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

Edward Lear Quote: “And they brought an Owl, and a useful Cart, And a pound of Rice, and a CranberryTart, And a hive of silvery Bees. And they brought a Pig, and some green Jack-daws, And a lovely Monkey with lollipop paws, and forty Bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree, And no end of Stilton Cheese.”

9. “And they brought an Owl, and a useful Cart, And a pound of Rice, and a CranberryTart, And a hive of silvery Bees. And they brought a Pig, and some green Jack-daws, And a lovely Monkey with lollipop paws, and forty Bottles of Ring-Bo-Ree, And no end of Stilton Cheese.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an Old Man with an owl, Who continued to bother and howl; He sate on a rail, and imbibed bitter ale, Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.”

10. “There was an Old Man with an owl, Who continued to bother and howl; He sate on a rail, and imbibed bitter ale, Which refreshed that Old Man and his owl.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he knocked most people down, Which distressed all the people of Brussels.”

11. “There was an Old Person of Brussels, Who lived upon Brandy and Mussels; When he rushed through the town, he knocked most people down, Which distressed all the people of Brussels.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an Old Man of the East, Who gave all his children a feast; But they all ate so much, and their conduct was such, That it killed that Old Man of the East.”

12. “There was an Old Man of the East, Who gave all his children a feast; But they all ate so much, and their conduct was such, That it killed that Old Man of the East.”

— Edward Lear

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

13. “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

Edward Lear Quote: “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.”

14. “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

Edward Lear Quote: “I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.”

15. “I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an Old Man of Columbia, Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot, Which disgusted that Man of Columbia.”

16. “There was an Old Man of Columbia, Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, in a small copper pot, Which disgusted that Man of Columbia.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “One finds that constant quiet sympathy is not only one of the most lovable qualities, but one of the very rarest.”

17. “One finds that constant quiet sympathy is not only one of the most lovable qualities, but one of the very rarest.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still!”

18. “Ploffskin, Pluffskin, Pelican jee! We think no Birds so happy as we! Plumpskin, Ploshkin, Pelican jill! We think so then, and we thought so still!”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “It takes a long time to make a painter – even with a good artist’s education – but without one it tries the patience of Job; it is a great thing if one does not go backward.”

19. “It takes a long time to make a painter – even with a good artist’s education – but without one it tries the patience of Job; it is a great thing if one does not go backward.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?”

20. “Who, or why, or which, or what, Is the Akhond of Swat?”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an Old Man of the East, Who gave.”

21. “There was an Old Man of the East, Who gave.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “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.”

22. “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

Edward Lear Quote: “There was a Young Person in pink, Who called out for something to drink; But they said, ‘O my daughter, there’s nothing but water!’ Which vexed that Young Person in pink.”

23. “There was a Young Person in pink, Who called out for something to drink; But they said, ‘O my daughter, there’s nothing but water!’ Which vexed that Young Person in pink.”

— Edward Lear

Edward Lear Quote: “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.”

24. “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

Edward Lear Quote: “There was an old man of Orleans, Who was given to eating of beans; Till once out of sport, he swallowed a quart, That dyspeptic old man of Orleans.”

25. “There was an old man of Orleans, Who was given to eating of beans; Till once out of sport, he swallowed a quart, That dyspeptic old man of Orleans.”

— Edward Lear

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