The Barrister's Dream - Bajka

They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care

They pursued it with forks and hope

They threatened its life with a railway-share

They charmed it with smiles and soap and shit

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But the Barrister, weary of proving in vain

That the Beaver’s lace-making was wrong

Fell asleep, and in dreams saw the creature quite plain

That his fancy had dwelt on so long.

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court

Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a pig

On the charge of deserting its sty.

The Witnesses proved, without error or flaw

That the sty was deserted when found:

And the Judge kept explaining the state of the law

In a soft under-current of sound.

The indictment had never been clearly expressed

And it seemed that the Snark had begun

And had spoken three hours, before any one guessed

What the pig was supposed to have done.

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court

Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a friend

On the charge of deserting its sty.

The Jury had each formed a different view

(Long before the indictment was read)

And they all spoke at once, so that none of them knew

One word that the other had said.

And the Judge kept explaining the state of the law

In a soft under-current of sound.

In a soft under-current of sound.

In a soft under-current of sound.

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court

Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a friend

On the charge of deserting its sty.

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court

Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a friend

On the charge of deserting its sty.

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court

Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a friend

On the charge of deserting his sty.

He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court, where the Snark

with a glass in its eye, dressed in gown, bands, and wig

was defending a friend on the charge of deserting his sty.

He dreamed

that he stood in a shadowy Court

where the Snark, with a glass in its eye

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig

was defending a friend.