the hunting of the snark

Then the Butcher contrived an ingenious plan For making a separate sally; And fixed on a spot unfrequented by man, A dismal and desolate val...

They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; ...

After all that hellish ruckus in the infernal Malbowge of Fit the Fourth (sorcerers, falsifiers, circus folk and publishers), we shall now...

The Beaver, who happened to hear the remark, Protested, with tears in its eyes, That not even the rapture of hunting the Snark Could atone...

Hunting Snark is a graphic exercise in agony … let's take a closer look at the Butcher, a crucial "rain-maker" in ...

This was charming, no doubt; but they shortly found out That the Captain they trusted so well Had only one notion for crossing the ocean, An...

The illustration of these two stanzas has completely exhausted my remaining brain-worker abilities. Purchasing insurance ...

"The fifth is ambition. It next will be right To describe each particular batch: Distinguishing those that have feathers, and bite, ...

"Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it t...

He came as a Baker: but owned, when too late — And it drove the poor Bellman half-mad — He could only bake Bridecake — for which, I may st...

Yet still, ever after that sorrowful day, Whenever the Butcher was by, The Beaver kept looking the opposite way, And ap...

They roused him with muffins — they roused him with ice — They roused him with mustard and cress — They roused him with jam and judicious ad...

"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 ...

He was thoughtful and grave — but the orders he gave Were enough to bewilder a crew. When he cried "Steer to starboard, but keep her he...

"Let us take them in order. The first is the taste, Which is meager and hollow, but crisp: Like a coat that is rather too tight in the...

"We have sailed many months, we have sailed many weeks, (Four weeks to the month you may mark), But never as yet ('tis your Captain...