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Carroll, Lewis - The Hunting of the Snark
Identifier
005994
Type of Spiritual Experience
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A description of the experience
Lewis Carroll – The Hunting of the Snark
He had bought a large map representing the sea,
Without the least vestige of land;
And the crew were much pleased when they found it to be,
A map they could all understand
‘What’s the good of Mercator’s North Poles and Equators,
Tropics, Zones, and Meridian Lines?’
So the Bellman would cry; and the crew would reply
‘They are merely conventional signs!
Other maps are such shapes, with their islands and capes,
But we’ve got our brave captain to thank’
(So the crew would protest) ‘that he’s bought us the best
A perfect and absolute blank!’‘
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He would joke with hyenas, returning their stare
With an impudent wag of his head;
And he once went a walk, paw in paw, with a bear
‘Just to keep up its spirits’ he said
His form is ungainly – his intellect small –
(So the Bellman would often remark)
‘But his courage is perfect! And that after all,
Is the thing that one needs with a Snark’