Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

  • ’t Was brillig, and the slithy toves
      Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
    All mimsy were the borogoves,
      And the mome raths outgrabe.

    “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
      The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
    Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun...

  • From “The Hunting of the Snark”
    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 set him conundrums to guess.

    When at length he sat up and was able to...

  • From “Alice in Wonderland”
    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 it was
      The middle of the night.

    The moon was shining sulkily...