'''''Silly Verse for Kids''''' is a collection of humorous poems, [[limerick (poetry)|limerick]]s and drawings for children by [[Spike Milligan]], first publish ...original content of ''Silly Verse for Kids'' with two of Milligan's later collections: ''A Dustbin of Milligan'' and ''The Little Pot Boiler'', which had been pu

{{Short description|English actress and poet (1926–2012)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}}

{{Short description|English model, actress, and artist (1943–2020)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}}

...writer, musician, poet, and playwright. The son of an Irish father and an English mother, Milligan was born in British Colonial India, where he spent his chi ...in His Downfall]]'' (1971). He also wrote comical verse, with much of his poetry written for children, including ''Silly Verse for Kids'' (1959).

| nationality = [[English people|English]] ...aspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde'''; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist and screenwriter. Initially a [[matinée idol]] in films su

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