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Poetrie: Jabberwocky

A list of 32 words by chained_bear.

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Be sure to see also the word page Jabberwocky, which contains a spell-checked version of this poem, thanks to His Excellency oroboros. Right on, brother.

'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!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun

The frumious Bandersnatch!'

He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he sought--

So rested he by the Tumtum tree,

And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.

'And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'

He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

--Lewis Carroll

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  • reesetee commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Yay! At last, Jabberwocky in full! I find new ways to be delighted every time I read this poem. :-)

    February 23, 2007

  • nobody commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Hehe. I have this poem memorized. Same with "The Bells" and "Dover Beach".

    March 1, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Good ones to memorize, nobody!

    March 1, 2007

  • oroboros commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Whoops! Borogoves, not borogroves!

    July 20, 2007

  • chained_bear commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Whoops. Well, I guess that happens when you're typing from memory... from twenty-five years ago...

    September 28, 2007

  • oroboros commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Happened to notice there's still one more borogrove to change: last stanza...if you're compulsive. :o)

    September 28, 2007

  • chained_bear commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Apparently I *am* compulsive. Thanks for pointing that out. Again.

    September 29, 2007

  • reesetee commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Oh, and by the way--you missed a spot. ;-)

    September 29, 2007

  • sionnach commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    For a variety of translations, including Choctaw, Klingon, Latin, and Esperanto, try this site:

    foreign slithy toves

    January 15, 2008

  • reesetee commented on the list poetrie-jabberwocky

    Gibberish in many languages--excellent! Thanks, sionnach.

    January 15, 2008