Famous Old Person Poems by Famous Poets
These are examples of famous Old Person poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous old person poems. These examples illustrate what a famous old person poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).
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There was an old person in black,A Grasshopper jumped on his back;When it chirped in his ear, he was smitten with fear,That helpless old person in black. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person in gray,Whose feelings were tinged with dismay;She purchased two parrots, and fed them with carrots,Which pleased that old person in gray. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of Bangor,Whose face was distorted with anger;He tore off his boots, and subsisted on roots,That borascible Person of Bangor. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Blythe,Who cut up his meat with a scythe;When they said, "Well! I never!" he cried, "Scythes for ever!"That lively old person of Blythe. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of Cadiz,Who was always polite to all ladies;But in handing his daughter, he fell into the water,Which drowned that Old Person of Cadiz. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old Person of Cromer,Who stood on one leg to read Homer;When he found he grew stiff, he jumped over the cliff,Which concluded that Person of Cromer. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Ealing,Who was wholly devoid of good feeling;He drove a small gig, with three Owls and a Pig,Which distressed all the people of Ealing. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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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. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Fife,Who was greatly disgusted with life;They sang him a ballad, and fed him on salad,Which cured that old person of Fife. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Hove,Who frequented the depths of a grove;Where he studied his books, with the wrens and the rooks,That tranquil old person of Hove. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of Ischia,Whose conduct grew friskier and friskier;He danced hornpipes and jigs, and ate thousands of figs,That lively Old Person of Ischia ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
...There was an old person of Nice,
Whose associates were usually Geese.
They walked out together, in all sorts of weather.
That affable person of Nice!...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Nice,Whose associates were usually Geese.They walked out together in all sorts of weather,That affable person of Nice! ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of Philœ,Whose conduct was scroobious and wily;He rushed up a Palm when the weather was calm,And observed all the ruins of Philœ. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of Prague,Who was suddenly seized with the plague;But they gave him some butter, which caused him to mutter,And cured that Old Person of Prague. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Putney,Whose food was roast spiders and chutney,Which he took with his tea, within sight of the sea,That romantic old person of Putney. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person of Troy,Whose drink was warm brandy and soy,Which he took with a spoon, by the light of the moon,In sight of the city of Troy. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Wick,Who said, "Tick-a-Tick, Tick-a-Tick;Chickabee, Chickabaw." And he said nothing more,That laconic old person of Wick. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an old person of Woking,Whose mind was perverse and provoking;He sate on a rail, with his head in a pail,That illusive old person of Woking. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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There was an Old Person whose habitsInduced him to feed upon Rabbits;When he'd eaten eighteen, he turned perfectly green,Upon which he relinquished those habits. ...Read more of this...
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Lear, Edward
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