the hunting of the snark

“Be a man!” said the Bellman in wrath, as he heard The Butcher beginning to sob. “Should we meet with a Jubjub, that desperate bird, We shal...

The Beaver went simply galumphing about, At seeing the Butcher so shy: And even the Baker, though stupid and stout, Made an effort to wink w...

“Introduce me, now there’s a good fellow,” he said, “If we happen to meet it together!” And the Bellman, sagaciously nodding his head, Said ...

But the Butcher turned nervous, and dressed himself fine, With yellow kid gloves and a ruff — Said he felt it exactly like going to dine, Wh...

The maker of Bonnets ferociously planned A novel arrangement of bows: While the Billiard-marker with quivering hand Was chalking the tip of ...

Though the Barrister tried to appeal to its pride, And vainly proceeded to cite A number of cases, in which making laces Had been proved an ...

The Boots and the Broker were sharpening a spade — Each working the grindstone in turn: But the Beaver went on making lace, and displayed No...

Then the Banker endorsed a blank cheque (which he crossed), And changed his loose silver for notes. The Baker with care combed his whiskers ...

"For England expects — I forbear to proceed: ‘Tis a maxim tremendous, but trite: And you’d best be unpacking the things that you need T...

"For the Snark’s a peculiar creature, that won’t Be caught in a commonplace way. Do all that you know, and try all that you don’t: Not ...

"To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care; To pursue it with forks and hope; To threaten its life with a railway-share; To charm ...

"The rest of my speech" (he explained to his men) "You shall hear when I’ve leisure to speak it. But the Snark is at hand, ...

The above page-spread serves as a perfect visual embellishment to my delightful experiences at the LCSNA meeting last Saturday! We see above...

"’Tis a pitiful tale," said the Bellman, whose face Had grown longer at every word: "But, now that you’ve stated the whole of...

"I said it in Hebrew — I said it in Dutch — I said it in German and Greek: But I wholly forgot (and it vexes me much) That English is w...

"You may charge me with murder — or want of sense — (We are all of us weak at times): But the slightest approach to a false pretence W...