. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there. hail The love-gift of a fairy-tale. I have not seen thy sunny face,Nor heard thy silver laughter; No thought of me shall find a placeIn thy young lifes hereafter Enough that now thou wilt not fail To listen to my fairy-tale. A tale begun in other days, When summer suns were glowing A simple chime, that served to time The rhythm of our rowing Whose echoes live in memory yet,Though envious years would say forget. Come, hearken then, ere voice of dread, With hitter tidings laden,Shall summon to unwelcome bed A melancholy maiden!We are but
. Through the looking glass : and what Alice found there. hail The love-gift of a fairy-tale. I have not seen thy sunny face,Nor heard thy silver laughter; No thought of me shall find a placeIn thy young lifes hereafter Enough that now thou wilt not fail To listen to my fairy-tale. A tale begun in other days, When summer suns were glowing A simple chime, that served to time The rhythm of our rowing Whose echoes live in memory yet,Though envious years would say forget. Come, hearken then, ere voice of dread, With hitter tidings laden,Shall summon to unwelcome bed A melancholy maiden!We are but older children, dear,Who fret to find our bedtime near. Without, the frost, the blinding storm-winds moody madness Within, the firelights ruddy glow,And childhoods nest of gladness. The magic words shall hold thee fast: Thou shalt not heed the raving blast. And though the shadow of a sighMay treinble through the story, For happy summer days gone by,And vanishd summer glory It shall not touch with breath of bale The pleasance of our CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE I. LOOKING-GLASS HOUSE 1 11. THE GARDEN OF LIVE FLOWERS . 26 III. LOOKING-GLASS INSECTS 46 IV. TWEEDLEDUM AND TWEEDLEDEE . 66 V. WOOL AND WATER 91 VI. HUMPTY DUMPTY 113 VII. THE LION AND THE UNICORN 137 VIII. ITS MY OWN INVENTION 157 IX. QUEEN ALICE 185 X. SHAKING 215 XI. WAKING . 216 XII. WHICH DREAMED IT? 218
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