There was an Old Man of Peru.

by Edward Lear · 1921 · Humor & Wit
There was an Old Man of Peru,
Who dreamt he was eating his shoe.
He woke in the fright
In the middle of the night
To find that his supper was true.

About Edward Lear

English artist and poet, master of literary nonsense. Creator of the limerick form and beloved poems like "The Owl and the Pussycat."

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