The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll with an introduction by Alexander Woollcott and the illustrations by John Tenniel |
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THE LYCEUM
“It is the lawyer's daughter,
And she is grown so dear, so dear,
She costs me, in one evening,
The income of a year!
‘You can't have children's love,’ she cried,
‘Unless you choose to fee 'em!’
‘And what's your fee, child?’ I replied.
She simply said ------
And she is grown so dear, so dear,
She costs me, in one evening,
The income of a year!
‘You can't have children's love,’ she cried,
‘Unless you choose to fee 'em!’
‘And what's your fee, child?’ I replied.
She simply said ------
“We saw ‘The Cup.’” I hoped she'd say,
“I'm grateful to you, very.”
She murmured, as she turned away,
“That lovely [Ellen Terry.]
“Compared with her, the rest,” she cried,
“Are just like two or three um-
“berellas standing side by side!
“Oh, gem of ------
“I'm grateful to you, very.”
She murmured, as she turned away,
“That lovely [Ellen Terry.]
“Compared with her, the rest,” she cried,
“Are just like two or three um-
“berellas standing side by side!
“Oh, gem of ------
“We saw Two Brothers. I confess
To me they seemed one man.
“Now which is which, child? Can you guess?”
She cried, “A-course I can!”
Bad puns like this I always dread,
And am resolved to flee 'em.
And so I left her there, and fled;
She lives at ------
To me they seemed one man.
“Now which is which, child? Can you guess?”
She cried, “A-course I can!”
Bad puns like this I always dread,
And am resolved to flee 'em.
And so I left her there, and fled;
She lives at ------
1881.
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