 | When life is young |  |
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TO W. F. C.
(With a Copy of “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland”)
Take a nibble from the book
At its rightest side.
Down and down the rabbit hole
Let your fancy slide;
In a whiff you'll be so small,
You'll not know yourself at all;
Ah, 't will be delicious joy—
Just to be a little boy!
At its rightest side.
Down and down the rabbit hole
Let your fancy slide;
In a whiff you'll be so small,
You'll not know yourself at all;
Ah, 't will be delicious joy—
Just to be a little boy!
Take another nibble then—
At the left side, not the wrong—
And beyond the ranks of men
Up you'll stretch, sir, tall and strong!
You will find your very own
In the land where you belong;
Yet be like a bubble blown
Over realms of fun and song.
Light as thistle-down you'll float;
Firm as granite you will stand;
Sailing in a paper boat
Fast and far through Wonderland!
At the left side, not the wrong—
And beyond the ranks of men
Up you'll stretch, sir, tall and strong!
You will find your very own
In the land where you belong;
Yet be like a bubble blown
Over realms of fun and song.
Light as thistle-down you'll float;
Firm as granite you will stand;
Sailing in a paper boat
Fast and far through Wonderland!
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