How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear! by Edward Lear

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The following lines by Mr. Lear were written for a young lady of his acquaintance, who had quoted to him the words of a young lady not of his acquaintance, "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.

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