The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses

By Edward Lear

"The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses" by Edward Lear is a delightful collection that dances on the whimsical edges of imagination. In it, the titular "Jumblies" embark on an improbable sea voyage in a sieve, capturing the spirit of adventure and the joy of the absurd. Through limericks, quirky characters, and fantastical tales, Lear's verses play with language and rhythm, enchanting readers of all ages. This compilation celebrates the nonsensical, proving that sometimes, the most profound truths are found where logic ends and laughter begins.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Interactive Media
• Release date: Jun 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781910343456

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Edward Lear

The Jumblies

And Other Nonsense Verses

Published by Sovereign Classic

This Edition

First published in 2014

Copyright © 2014 Sovereign

All Rights Reserved.

Contents

THE JUMBLIES

THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO

THE CUMMERBUND

THE DONG WITH A LUMINOUS NOSE

THE OWL AND THE PUSSY-CAT

THE BROOM, THE SHOVEL, THE POKER AND THE TONGS

THE NEW VESTMENTS

CALICO PIE

THE YONGHY-BONGHY-BÒ.

NOTES

THE JUMBLIES

I

THEY went to sea in a Sieve, they did,

In a Sieve they went to sea:

In spite of all their friends could say,

On a winter’s morn, on a stormy day,

In a Sieve they went to sea!

And when the Sieve turned round and round,

And everyone cried, You’ll all be drowned!

They cried aloud, "Our Sieve ain’t big,

But we don’t care a button, we don’t care a fig!

In a Sieve we’ll go to sea!"

Far and few, far and few,

Are the lands where the Jumblies live;

Their heads are green, and their hands are blue,

And

Reviews for The Jumblies and Other Nonsense Verses

[amanda4242_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I'm not a big one for poetry, but I do have a fondness for nonsense. Lear's rhymes evoke such fantastical images and the words just beg to be read aloud.