Lewis Carroll

Poem at the start of the HarperCollins 2000 Edition
Page Number: vi

Poem excerpt, below: courtesy Questia, The Internet's Largest Library

All in the Golden Afternoon

All in the golden afternoon
Full leisurely we glide;
For both our oars, with little skill,
By little arms are plied,
While little hands make vain pretense
Our wanderings to guide.

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