All in the golden afternoon
Full we ;
For both our , with little skill,
By little arms are plied;
While little hands make pretence
Our wanderings to guide.Ah, cruel Three! In such an hour,
Beneath such dreamy weather,
To beg a tale of breath too weak
To stir the tiniest !
Yet what can one poor voice avail
Against three tongues together?Prima flashes forth
Her “to begin it”:
In gentler tones Secunda hopes
“There will be nonsense in it.”
While interrupts the tale
Not more than once a minute., to sudden silence won,
In fancy they pursue
The dream-child moving through a land
Of wonders wild and new,
In friendly chat with bird or beast—
And half believe it true.And ever, as the story drained
The wells of fancy dry,
And strove that weary one
To put the subject by,
“The rest next time—” “It is next time!”
The happy voices cry.Thus grew the tale of Wonderland:
Thus slowly, one by one,
Its events were hammered out—
And now the tale is done,
And home we steer, a merry crew,
Beneath the setting sun.Alice! A childish story take,
And with a gentle hand
Lay it where Childhood’s dreams are
In Memory’s mystic band,
Like pilgrim’s withered wreath of flowers
Pluck’d in a far-off land.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
All in the Golden Afternoon
Words you’ll meet in this part (12)
- leisurely
- In a relaxed, unhurried manner.
- glide
- To move smoothly and continuously, as if without effort.
- oars
- Long poles with flat blades used for rowing boats.
- vain
- Having an excessively high opinion of one's appearance or abilities (conceited).
- feather
- A lightweight, flat structure forming the plumage of birds.
- imperious
- Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
- edict
- An official order or proclamation issued by an authority.
- tertia
- The third order or rank in a sequence.
- anon
- Short for "anonymous," referring to someone whose identity is unknown.
- faintly
- In a weak or barely perceptible manner.
- quaint
- Attractively unusual or old-fashioned.
- twined
- Twisted or wound together (as in strands or fibers).
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