Her eye fell upon a little bottle that stood near the looking-glass. There was no label this time with the words 'DRINK ME,' but nevertheless she uncorked it and put it to her lips. 'I know SOMETHING...
Either the locks were too large, or the key was too small,
But Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.
You are old, Father William,' the young man said,'And your hair has become very white; And yet you incessantly stand on your head --Do you think, at your age, it is right?''In my youth,' Father Willia...
Who ARE You?This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly,I--I hardly know, sir, just at present-- at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I thi...
When you are describing,A shape, or sound, or tint;Don't state the matter plainly,But put it in a hint;
When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark,And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark:But, when the tide rises and sharks are around,His voice has a timid and tremulous sound.
When I’m a Duchess, she said to herself (not in a very hopeful tone though), I won’t have any pepper in my kitchen at all. Soup does very well without. Maybe it’s always pepper that makes people hot-t...
When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes, I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.
When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone it means just what I chose it to mean – neither more nor less.
When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more, nor less.
What do you know about this business?' the King said to Alice. 'Nothing,' said Alice. 'Nothing WHATEVER?' persisted the King. 'Nothing whatever,' said Alice.
What a strange world we live in...Said Alice to the Queen of hearts
Tut, tut, child!’ said the Duchess. ‘Everything’s got a moral, if only you can find it.’ And she squeezed herself up closer to Alice’s side as she spoke.
To begin with, said the Cat, a dog's not mad. You grant that?I suppose so, said AliceWell, then, the Cat went on, you see a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl...
This was charming, no doubt; but they shortly found out That the Captain they trusted so well Had only one notion for crossing the ocean, And that was to tingle his bell.
There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late! (when she thought it over after...
The time has comeThe walrus saidTo talk of many things:Of shoes- and ships-And sealing wax-Of cabbages and kings-And why the sae is boiling hot-And whether pigs have wings.
The question is, which is to be master? That's all. They've a temper, some of them. Particularly verbs. Oh, they're the proudest! Adjectives, eh, you can do anything with, but not verbs however.
The Unicorn's eye happened to fall upon Alice: he turned round rather instantly, and stood for some time looking at her with an air of the deepest surprise.`What -- is -- this?' he said at last.`This...