tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268813616456268351.post2798062918558636050..comments2023-12-26T21:16:40.265-05:00Comments on the hunting of the snark: Full fathom five thy father lies; of his bones are snark made!Mahendra Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15308770582240496910noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268813616456268351.post-12184296377644568272014-01-24T08:34:02.875-05:002014-01-24T08:34:02.875-05:00Yes, to bite the plate, sounds like William Blake ...Yes, to bite the plate, sounds like William Blake and his infernal, corrosive methods. From Blake to Carroll is just a small step. And from there to a nice cup of tea, yet another small step.Mahendra Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15308770582240496910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268813616456268351.post-69167265549511057422014-01-23T15:38:56.441-05:002014-01-23T15:38:56.441-05:00Perhaps Holiday was not guilty of saving ink. Inst...Perhaps Holiday was not guilty of saving ink. Instead, Dodgson may have saved some money by not asking Holiday to come up with the map. Dodgson just gave a simple sketch to the compositor in the printing shop, who then quickly arranged a map using whiskers to scratch some lines into the map and feathers to bite the plate. Then simple movable types were used for the text.Goetzhttp://www.ipernity.com/doc/goetzkluge/19289369noreply@blogger.com