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“There was an old man of Dumbree, who taught little owls to drink tea; For he said, ‘To eat mice, is not very proper or nice’, That amiable Man of Dumbree.”

🎨Illustration by Gabriella Barouch

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2022-05-13

Honey?✅
Money?✅
Small guitar?✅
are ready for 1812
Illustration: James Marshall 1998

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2022-05-13

There was a cartographer named Bart
The land and the oceans did chart
He mapped them all
But instead of a ball 🌍
He turned the world into a heart❤️
Cordiform Map Projection by John G. Bartholomew.

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2022-05-12

That's the end of another epic 🐉

Today's theme was limericks, rhymes, and riddles for

This is signing off. Wishing you all a lore filled week 🌞🐈‍⬛🍄🥠🎧🐝💃🗝️🧿

Edmund G Caldwell 1887

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2021-05-14

Through the fog, I saw a fat pig
Hop on the end of a twig,
The scene was a blur,
So I'm not really sure,
But I think he was dancing a jig!🐷

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2021-05-13

Today, May 12, is the birthday of artist and writer It's also 'The New Vestments,' is a poem in which a man makes an outfit out of odd things, including cabbage leaves, pancakes, biscuits, and a loaf of bread for a hat! https://t.co/4jzs5vWItk

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2021-05-13

“There was an old man of Dumbree, who taught little owls to drink tea; For he said, ‘To eat mice, is not very proper or nice’, That amiable Man of Dumbree.”

📷 Illustration by Gabriella Barouch.🦉☕️🫖

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2021-05-13

"Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye.
Four and twenty blackbirds,
Baked in a pie..."

From Walter Crane's famed 'Toy Books' of the Victorian Era, perfect for Read more about these lovely books via the link: https://t.co/0s2e9cggRn

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2020-05-14

It's

This day is celebrated on the birthday of Edward Lear—born May 12, 1812—who popularized the limerick with his fantastical 1846 book, "Book of Nonsense".

But as a young man, Lear worked for the , and produced ornithological illustrations!

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2020-05-12

WE LOVE POETRY!
National Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of poet Edward Lear! 🎂

Limericks are five lines full of fun and nonsense. Share yours with us today!

Illustration by from written by

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2020-05-12

There once was a sculptor named Phidias
Whose manners in art were invidious
He carved Aphrodite without any nightie
Which startled the ultra fastidious

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2019-05-09