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Edward Lear   /ˈɛdwərd lɪr/   Listen
Edward Lear

noun
1.
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888).  Synonym: Lear.





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"Edward Lear" Quotes from Famous Books



... Concursu hoc fieri, mirum est." It may seem that the mirthful element is not overpowering. But "gentle Dulness ever loves a joke"; and in 1766 this one, in modern parlance, "caught on." "Cross readings" had, moreover, one popular advantage: like the Limericks of Edward Lear, they were easily imitated. What is not so intelligible is, that they seem to have fascinated many people who were assuredly not dull. Even Johnson condescended to commend the aptness of the pseudonym, and to speak of the ...
— De Libris: Prose and Verse • Austin Dobson
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Words linked to "Edward Lear" :   humorist, Lear, humourist, creative person, artist


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