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Quotes from The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bongy-Bò — Edward Lear

1812–1888 England

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There he heard a Lady talking,
To some milk-white Hens of Dorking,—
'Tis the lady Jingly Jones!
On that little heap of stones
Sits the Lady Jingly Jones!

The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bongy-Bò (1877)

I would be your wife most gladly!
(Here she twirled her fingers madly,)
But in England I've a mate!
Yes! you've asked me far too late,
For in England I've a mate.

The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bongy-Bò (1877)

On the Coast of Coromandel
Where the early pumpkins blow,
In the middle of the woods
Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bò.
Two old chairs, and half a candle,—
One old jug without a handle,—
These were all his worldly goods.

The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bongy-Bò (1877)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Edward Lear (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.