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<h1>JABBERWOCKY</h1> |
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<h2>Lewis Carroll</h2> |
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<p>(from <em>Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There</em>, 1872)</p> |
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<p>`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves</p> |
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<p> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:</p> |
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<p>All mimsy were the borogoves,</p> |
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<p> And the mome raths outgrabe.</p> |
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<p>"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!</p> |
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<p> The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!</p> |
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<p>Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun</p> |
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<p> The frumious Bandersnatch!"</p> |
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<p>He took his vorpal sword in hand:</p> |
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<p> Long time the manxome foe he sought --</p> |
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<p>So rested he by the Tumtum tree,</p> |
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<p> And stood awhile in thought.</p> |
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<p>And, as in uffish thought he stood,</p> |
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<p> The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,</p> |
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<p>Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,</p> |
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<p> And burbled as it came!</p> |
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<p>One, two! One, two! And through and through</p> |
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<p> The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!</p> |
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<p>He left it dead, and with its head</p> |
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<p> He went galumphing back.</p> |
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<p>"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?</p> |
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<p> Come to my arms, my beamish boy!</p> |
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<p>O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'</p> |
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<p> He chortled in his joy.</p> |
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<p>`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves</p> |
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<p> Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;</p> |
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<p>All mimsy were the borogoves,</p> |
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<p> And the mome raths outgrabe.</p> |
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