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Tim Entwisle's Blog – May 2012 Archive (1)
There once was a Limerick maker named Lear ...
This year marks the bicentenary of Edward Lear’s birth in 1812 (he died in 1888). He is most famous for his comic verse for children of which many were limericks. However, Lear never called his verse limericks as the word was first used after his death. No one is quite sure where it comes from.
Limericks are…
ContinueAdded by Tim Entwisle on May 28, 2012 at 17:00 — 3 Comments
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