From the air do they come?
Little voices that tell
Of “boo” and of “jum,”
Ringing clear like a bell—
“Even here,” they repeat,
Now and then, when it’s dark,
Chance will aid you to meet,
Even here, with a Snark!
Sep. 2, 1876
Source: written for Florence Louise Beaton, 1876
From the air do they come?
Little voices that tell
Of “boo” and of “jum,”
Ringing clear like a bell—
“Even here,” they repeat,
Now and then, when it’s dark,
Chance will aid you to meet,
Even here, with a Snark!
Sep. 2, 1876