'There was an old person of Skye, who was nearly a hundred feet high'

EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO) 'There was an old person of Skye, who was nearly a hundred feet high' inscribed 'There was an old person of Skye,/ Who was nearly a hundred feet high;/ He seemed to the people/ As tall as a steeple,/ And served as a lighthouse on Skye.' (upper left) pen and brown ink, partial watermark '18...' 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (12.5 x 20 cm.)