File:Lewis Carroll - Henry Holiday - Hunting of the Snark - Plate 6.jpg
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current | 03:08, 4 January 2017 | 3,524 × 5,200 (7.99 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>Sixth of Henry Holiday's original ilustrations to "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll. </p> <p>This is printed in Fit the Fourth: The Hunting, but arguably illustrates the start of Fit the Fifth: The Beaver's Lesson, as they are told to carry out the actions depicted in Fit the Fourth, but aren't said to do it until the start of Fit the Fifth. </p> <p>In Fit the Fourth, the Bellman says: </p> <dl><dd>...'Tis your glorious duty to seek it [the Snark]!</dd></dl> <dl> <dd>To seek it with thimbles, to seek it with care;</dd> <dd> To pursue it with forks and hope;</dd> <dd>To threaten its life with a railway-share;</dd> <dd> To charm it with smiles and soap.</dd> </dl> <p>And at the start of Fit the Fifth: </p> <dl> <dd>They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;</dd> <dd> They persued it with forks and hope;</dd> <dd>They threatened its life with a railway-share;</dd> <dd> They charmed it with smiles and soap.</dd> </dl> |
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