Lewis Carroll

"When on the sandy shore I sit, Beside the salt sea-wave, And fall into a weeping fit Because I dare not shave A little whisper at my ear Enquires"

""Don't they consult the 'Victims,' though?" I said. "They should, by rights, Give them a chance,    because, you know, The tastes of people differ"

"Ay, 'twas here, on this spot, In that summer of yore, Atalanta did not Vote my presence a bore, Nor reply to my tenderest talk "She had heard all"

"Alice was walking beside the White Knight in Looking Glass Land. "You are sad." the Knight said in an anxious tone: "let me sing you a song to comfo"

"A boat, beneath a sunny sky Lingering onward dreamily In an evening of July, Children three that nestle near, Eager eye and willing ear Pleased"

"He shouts amain, he shouts again, (Her brother, fierce, as bluff King Hal), "I tell you flat, I shall do that!" She softly whispers " 'May' for 'sh"

""Haddock's Eyes" or "The Aged Aged Man" or "Ways and Means" or "A-Sitting On A Gate" I'll tell thee everything I can; There's little to relate. I"

"She's all my fancy painted him (I make no idle boast); If he or you had lost a limb, Which would have suffered most? He said that you had been to"

"The Milk-and-Water School Alas! she would not hear my prayer! Yet it were rash to tear my hair; Disfigured, I should be less fair. She was unwise"

"The ladye she stood at her lattice high, Wi' her doggie at her feet; Thorough the lattice she can spy The passers in the street, "There's one tha"

"I'll tell thee everything I can; There's little to relate. I saw an aged aged man, A-sitting on a gate. "Who are you, aged man?" I said, "And how"

"Five little girls, of Five, Four, Three, Two, One: Rolling on the hearthrug, full of tricks and fun. Five rosy girls, in years from Ten to Six: Sitti"

"The day was wet, the rain fell souse Like jars of strawberry jam, [1] a sound was heard in the old henhouse, A beating of a hammer. Of stalwart form,"

"Lays of Mystery, Imagination, and Humor Number 1 I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls, And each damp thing that creeps and crawls Went wobble-wobble on"

""Are you deaf, Father William!" the young man said, "Did you hear what I told you just now? "Excuse me for shouting! Don't waggle your head "Like a bl"

""You are old, Father william," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head-- Do you think, at"

""Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined i"

""Oh, when I was a little Ghost, A merry time had we! Each seated on his favourite post, We chumped and chawed the buttered toast They gave us for"

"The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright, And this was odd, because"

""'Tis the voice of the Lobster: I heard him declare 'You have baked me too brown, I must sugar my hair.' As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his"

"When midnight mists are creeping, And all the land is sleeping, Around me tread the mighty dead, And slowly pass away. Lo, warriors, saints, and s"

"Little Birds are dining Warily and well, Hid in mossy cell: Hid, I say, by waiters Gorgeous in their gaiters, I've a Tale to tell. Little Birds"

"Lady Clara Vere de Vere Was eight years old, she said: Every ringlet, lightly shaken, ran itself in golden thread. She took her little porringer:"

"Five little girls, of Five, Four, Three, Two, One: Rolling on the hearthrug, full of tricks and fun. Five rosy girls, in years from Ten to Six: Si"

"Why is it that Poetry has never yet been subjected to that process of Dilution which has proved so advantageous to her sister-art Music? The Diluter g"

"They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They ch"

"If, and the thing is wildly possible, the charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would"

"I'll tell thee everything I can: There's little to relate. I saw an aged aged man, A-sitting on a gate. 'Who are you, aged man?' I said. 'And h"

""You are old, father William," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head, Do you think,"

""And did you really walk," said I, "On such a wretched night? I always fancied Ghosts could fly, If not exactly in the sky, Yet at a fairish heig"

"They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They ch"

"'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabbe"

""How shall I be a poet? How shall I write in rhyme? You told me once 'the very wish Partook of the sublime.' The tell me how! Don't put me off Wi"

"All in the golden afternoon Full leisurely we glide; For both our oars, with little skill, By little arms are plied, While little hands make vain"

"The day was wet, the rain fell souse Like jars of strawberry jam, (1) a sound was heard in the old henhouse, A beating of a hammer. Of stalwart fo"

"The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies, Such a carriage, such ease and such grace! Such solemnity, too! One could see he was wise, The"

"Little Birds are dining Warily and well, Hid in mossy cell: Hid, I say, by waiters Gorgeous in their gaiters, I've a Tale to tell. Little Birds"

""What's this?" I pondered. "Have I slept? Or can I have been drinking?" But soon a gentler feeling crept Upon me, and I sat and wept An hour or so"

"The Bellman looked uffish, and wrinkled his brow. "If only you'd spoken before! It's excessively awkward to mention it now, With the Snark, so to s"

"How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin H"

"Little maidens, when you look On this little story-book, Reading with attentive eye Its enticing history, Never think that hours of play Are your"

"Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a teatray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle"

"They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They ch"

"A Mother's breast: Safe refuge from her childish fears, From childish troubles, childish tears, Mists that enshroud her dawning years! see how in"

"They roused him with muffins,they roused him with ice, They roused him with mustard and cress, They roused him with jam and judicious advice, They"

"There are certain things, as, a spider, a ghost, The income-tax, gout, an umbrella for three, That I hate, but the thing that I hate the most Is a"

""Are you deaf, Father William!" the young man said, "Did you hear what I told you just now?" "Excuse me for shouting! Don't waggle your head" "Like"

"He thought he saw an Elephant That practiced on a fife: He looked again, and found it was A letter from his wife. At length I realize, he said,"

"I have a horse, a ryghte good horse, Ne doe Y envye those Who scoure ye playne yn headye course Tyll soddayne on theyre nose They lyghte wyth unex"

"Blow, blow your trumpets till they crack, Ye little men of little souls! And bid them huddle at your back, Gold-sucking leeches, shoals on shoals!"

""You are old, Father William," the young man said, "And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head, Do you think,"

"Fit the First THE LANDING "Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the"

"I never loved a dear Gazelle, Nor anything that cost me much: High prices profit those who sell, But why should I be fond of such? To glad me wit"

"Man Naturally loves delay, And to procrastinate; Business put off from day to day Is always done too late. Let every hour be in its place Firm f"

"They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They ch"

"I There was an ancient City, stricken down With a strange frenzy, and for many a day They paced from morn to eve the crowded town, And danced the"

""Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail, "There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail. See how eagerly the l"

"A short direction To avoid dejection, By variations In occupations, And prolongation Of relaxation, And combinations Of recreations, And dispu"

"There are certain things, a spider, a ghost, The income-tax, gout, an umbrella for three, That I hate, but the thing that I hate the most Is a thin"

"Lays of Mystery, Imagination, and Humor Number 1 I dreamt I dwelt in marble halls, And each damp thing that creeps and crawls Went wobble-wobbl"