Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987.
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7 thoughts on “Humour inglese: 19th century transport”
There was an old horse from Berlin
who drew an old coach with a grin
He stopped at a pub
to drink a beer up
That poor old horse from Berlin
May I suggest for line 4:
“For a beer and some grub”
YOU WIN…. Ubi major minor cessat
😂 La mia esperienza con la rima in inglese è pluriennale ormai!
But the horse has yet to be painted
If you interpret it as a carriage that has been “drawn” by a horse, then there is no need for the horse to “draw” a horse: just a carriage 😂
P.S. I’m sure that was perfectly clear. 😉
A Picasso-like self -portrait of a horse