brillig

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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

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  • Chortle made its debut in his Through the Looking Glass in 1872, in "Jabberwocky," the extraordinary poem-within-a-fable that begins Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. —  The Word Detective
  • Funny, he had a leaning towards small girls So I started: "'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe What?" —  XXXX
  • 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe / All mimsy were the borogoves / And the mome raths outgrabe. —  Jabberwock
  • 'Twas brillig and the slythy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe ... —  Latest Articles
  • JABBERWOCKY Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves And the mome raths outgrabe Beware the Jabberwock, my son The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! —  The Book of Humorous Verse
 

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