Nonsense

«There was an Old Man of Quebec, a beetle ran over his neck;
But he cried, 'With a needle, I'll slay you, O beadle!'
That angry Old Man of Quebec.»

Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsense

Nonsense

«There was an Old Person of Ewell, who chiefly subsisted on gruel;
But to make it more nice, he inserted some mice,
Which refreshed that Old Person of Ewell.»

Edward Lear, A Book of Nonsense