John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7050 Edward Lear 1812-1888 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7050 |
| AUTHOR: | Edward Lear (1812–1888) |
| QUOTATION: | There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said: “It is just as I feared— Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren Have all built their nests in my beard.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Limerick. |