Alice in Wonderland (1915) quotes
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Alice:
Why are you paintingthose roses?
Gardeners:
Because we planteda white rose tree bymistake and the Queenwill cut off our headsif they are not red.
C.f. "The Queen's Croquet-Ground," ch. 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), p. 114. Lines altered from the original.
Why are you paintingthose roses?
Gardeners:
Because we planteda white rose tree bymistake and the Queenwill cut off our headsif they are not red.
C.f. "The Queen's Croquet-Ground," ch. 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), p. 114. Lines altered from the original.
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The Caterpillar:
Who are you?
Alice:
I hardly know, Sir. I knowwho I was, but I think Imust have changed.
The Caterpillar:
Explain yourself, Miss,
Alice:
I cannot explain myself,Sir, because I'm notmyself, you see.
Alice:
I can't rememberthings as I used.
The Caterpillar:
Try repeating"You are old,Father William."
Alice:
"You are old, father William,"the young man said,"And your hair has becomevery white;And yet you incessantlystand on your head--Do you think, at your age,it is right?" Alice:
"You are old," said the youth"as I mentioned before,And have grown mostuncommonly fat;Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door–Pray, what is thereason of that?" Alice:
"You are old," said the youth, "onewould hardly supposeThat your eye was as steady as ever;Yet you balanced an eel on theend of your nose–What made you so awfully clever?" The Caterpillar:
You spoke that wrongfrom beginning to end!
The Caterpillar:
You didn't speak the verseI like best. It goes like this:In my Youth, saidthe father,I took to the lawAnd argued eachcase with my wife, The Caterpillar:
And the muscular strengthWhich it gave to my jawHas lasted the rest of my life." C.f. "Advice from a Caterpillar," ch. 5 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), pp. 60–67. Lines altered from the original.
Who are you?
Alice:
I hardly know, Sir. I knowwho I was, but I think Imust have changed.
The Caterpillar:
Explain yourself, Miss,
Alice:
I cannot explain myself,Sir, because I'm notmyself, you see.
Alice:
I can't rememberthings as I used.
The Caterpillar:
Try repeating"You are old,Father William."
Alice:
"You are old, father William,"the young man said,"And your hair has becomevery white;And yet you incessantlystand on your head--Do you think, at your age,it is right?" Alice:
"You are old," said the youth"as I mentioned before,And have grown mostuncommonly fat;Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door–Pray, what is thereason of that?" Alice:
"You are old," said the youth, "onewould hardly supposeThat your eye was as steady as ever;Yet you balanced an eel on theend of your nose–What made you so awfully clever?" The Caterpillar:
You spoke that wrongfrom beginning to end!
The Caterpillar:
You didn't speak the verseI like best. It goes like this:In my Youth, saidthe father,I took to the lawAnd argued eachcase with my wife, The Caterpillar:
And the muscular strengthWhich it gave to my jawHas lasted the rest of my life." C.f. "Advice from a Caterpillar," ch. 5 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), pp. 60–67. Lines altered from the original.
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"That depends onwhere you want to go."
Alice:
Tell me, please whichway I ought to go.
The Cheshire Cat:
That depends onwhere you want to go.
Alice:
I don't much care.
The Cheshire Cat:
Then it doesn't matterwhich way you go.
Alice:
So long as Iget somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat:
You're sure to dothat if you onlywalk long enough.
The Cheshire Cat:
What became of the baby?
Alice:
It turned into a pig.
The Cheshire Cat:
I thought it would.
The Cheshire Cat:
Did you say pig or fig.
Alice:
I said pig and I wishyou wouldn't keepappearing and vanishing;you make me giddy. I'mgoing to visit the March Hare.
C.f. "Pig and Pepper," ch. 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), pp. 89–90, 92. Lines altered from the original.
Tell me, please whichway I ought to go.
The Cheshire Cat:
That depends onwhere you want to go.
Alice:
I don't much care.
The Cheshire Cat:
Then it doesn't matterwhich way you go.
Alice:
So long as Iget somewhere.
The Cheshire Cat:
You're sure to dothat if you onlywalk long enough.
The Cheshire Cat:
What became of the baby?
Alice:
It turned into a pig.
The Cheshire Cat:
I thought it would.
The Cheshire Cat:
Did you say pig or fig.
Alice:
I said pig and I wishyou wouldn't keepappearing and vanishing;you make me giddy. I'mgoing to visit the March Hare.
C.f. "Pig and Pepper," ch. 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (London: Macmillan and Co., 1866), pp. 89–90, 92. Lines altered from the original.
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"Come on," said the Gryphon.Everybody says "Come on"here, thought Alice. I neverwas so ordered about inall my life.
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And beat him whenher sneezes.
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Beautiful soup so richand green,Waiting in the hot tureen.
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He only does it to annoy,Because he knows it teases.CHOSUS.Wow! Wow! Wow!
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Speak roughly to yourlittle boy,
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Who for such daintiesWould not stoop?Soup of the evening,Beautiful soup!
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Off with everybody'shead!
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AliceentersDreamland.
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And as she wandered onAlice thought about otherchildren she knew whomight do very well aspigs, till suddenly shecame upon the CheshireCat.
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And oh! I wish youcould see her after thebirds.
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Birds and Beastsstart to the AnimalConvention.
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But she couldn't getthrough so she cried,and cried, and then---