The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear: 'They sailed away for a year and a day, To the land where the Bong-tree grows'. Illustration by L. Leslie Brooke from 'Nonsense Songs' by Edward Lear. Originally published 1871. EL: English artist & author: 12 May 1812 - 29 January 1888. Popularised the limerick. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)
