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Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
Talk with a man out at a window!--a proper saying!
"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."
Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Then he will talk--good gods, how he will talk!
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
Persuasion tips his tongue whene'er he talks.
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, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
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No, pray thee, let it serve for table-talk;
Then howsome'er thou speak'st, 'mong other things
I shall digest it.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
No season now for calm, familiar talk.
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
It would talk;
Lord, how it talked!
