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