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By Edward Lear (1812 – 1888) from A Book of Nonsense How pleasant to know Mr. Lear! Who has written such volumes of stuff Some think him ill-tempered and queer, But a few think him pleasant enough. His mind is concrete and fastidious. His nose is remarkably big ; His visage is more or less…

The below is reprinted from A book of nonsense by Edward Lear. “Born in 1812 (12th May), I began to draw, for bread and cheese, about 1827, but only did uncommon queer shop-sketches — selling them for prices varying from ninepence to four shillings: colouring prints, screens, fans; awhile making morbid disease drawings for hospitals…