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"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
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"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
And the talk slid north, and the talk slid south
With the sliding puffs from the hookah-mouth;
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And the talk slid north, and the talk slid south
With the sliding puffs from the hookah-mouth;
Four things greater than all things are--
Women and Horses and Power and War.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
If I chance to talk a little wild, forgive me;
I had it from my father.
But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.
But still his tongue ran on, the less
Of weight it bore, with greater ease.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
With vollies of eternal babble.
With vollies of eternal babble.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
They never taste who always drink;
They always talk who never think.
