The Young Lady of Clare (Edward Lear)

The Young Lady of Clare (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Young Lady whose chin... (Edward Lear)

The Young Lady whose chin...  (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Young Lady of Welling (Edward Lear)

The Young Lady of Welling (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

This is my thousandth posting on my blog, having started blogging on the 23^rd of December in 2012. I have actually posted 1,073 images on these 1,000 blog postings in 1,253 days. People from at least 115 countries have looked at the blog. USA, UK, Russia, Germany, Ukraine, France, Brazil, Turkey, Japan and Canada being the most frequent viewers in that order. 

The Old Man of the West (Edward Lear)

The Old Man of the West (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Lady of Chertsey (Edward Lear)

The Old Lady of Chertsey (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Man of Carlisle (Edward Lear)

The Old Man of Carlisle (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Lady of France (Edward Lear)

The Old Lady of France (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Young Lady in White (Edward Lear),

The Young Lady in White (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Man of Cape Horn (Edward Lear)

The Old Man of Cape Horn (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Cheadle (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Cheadle (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Man of the Cape (Edward Lear)

The Old Man of the Cape (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Calico Pie 4 (Edward Lear)

Calico Pie 4 (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Calico Pie 3 (Edward Lear),

Calico Pie 3 (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Calico Pie 2 (Edward Lear)

Calico Pie 2 (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

Calico Pie (Edward Lear)

Calico Pie (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Man of Calcutta (Edward Lear)

The Old Man of Calcutta (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Leith (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Leith (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Man with a flute (Edward Lear)

The Old Man with a flute (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Young Lady of Bute (Edward Lear)

The Young Lady of Bute (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Buda (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Buda (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Broom, the Shovel the Poker and the Tongs (2) (Edward Lear)

The Broom, the Shovel the Poker and the Tongs (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

IV

Mrs. Broom and Miss Shovel together they sang,     'What nonsense you're singing to-day!' Said the Shovel, 'I'll certainly hit you a bang!'     Said the Broom, 'And I'll sweep you away!' So the Coachman drove homeward as fast as he could,     Perceiving their anger with pain; But they put on the kettle and little by little,     They all became happy again.         Ding-a-dong! Ding-a-dong!         There's an end of my song!

The Broom, the Shovel the Poker and the Tongs (Edward Lear)

The Broom, the Shovel the Poker and the Tongs (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

I

The Broom and the Shovel, the Poker and the Tongs,     They all took a drive in the Park, And they each sang a song, Ding-a-dong, Ding-a-dong,     Before they went back in the dark...

The Old Person of Brussels (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Brussels (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Bromley (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Bromley (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Brill (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Brill (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Brigg (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Brigg (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984, page 140.

The Old Person of Cannes (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Cannes (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, 1984.

The Old Person of Bree (Edward Lear)

The Old Person of Bree (Edward Lear),

an illustration by John Vernon Lord in The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear, 

Jonathan Cape, page 212, 1984.