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Page 2050
... cried , " You'll all be drowned ! " They called aloud , " Our sieve ain't big ; But we don't care a button ; we don't care a fig : In a sieve we'll go to sea ! " Far and few , far and few , Are the lands where the Jumblies live : Their ...
... cried , " You'll all be drowned ! " They called aloud , " Our sieve ain't big ; But we don't care a button ; we don't care a fig : In a sieve we'll go to sea ! " Far and few , far and few , Are the lands where the Jumblies live : Their ...
Page 2054
American and English, 1580-1918. And all the Sailors and Admirals cried , When they saw him nearing the further side , - " He has gone to fish , for his Aunt Jobiska's Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers ! " But before he touched the ...
American and English, 1580-1918. And all the Sailors and Admirals cried , When they saw him nearing the further side , - " He has gone to fish , for his Aunt Jobiska's Runcible Cat with crimson whiskers ! " But before he touched the ...
Page 2064
... cried , " Before we have our chat ; For some of us are out of breath , And all of us are fat ! " " No hurry ! " said the Carpenter . They thanked him much for that . " A loaf of bread , " the Walrus said , " Is what we chiefly need ...
... cried , " Before we have our chat ; For some of us are out of breath , And all of us are fat ! " " No hurry ! " said the Carpenter . They thanked him much for that . " A loaf of bread , " the Walrus said , " Is what we chiefly need ...
Page 2068
... " Our close resemblance turned the tide Of my domestic life , For somehow , my intended bride Became my brother's wife . In fact , year after year the same Absurd mistakes 2068 Just Nonsense "Wretch!" he cried, when she threatened ...
... " Our close resemblance turned the tide Of my domestic life , For somehow , my intended bride Became my brother's wife . In fact , year after year the same Absurd mistakes 2068 Just Nonsense "Wretch!" he cried, when she threatened ...
Page 2087
... cried , " and tumble into bed ? " He looked at me expressively , and presently he said : " One rubber plant can never make a home , Not even when combined with brush and comb , And spoon , and fork , and knife , And graphophone , and ...
... cried , " and tumble into bed ? " He looked at me expressively , and presently he said : " One rubber plant can never make a home , Not even when combined with brush and comb , And spoon , and fork , and knife , And graphophone , and ...
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