One! two! and through and throughThe vorpal blade went

One! two! and through and throughThe vorpal blade went snickersnack!He left it dead, and with its headHe went galumphing back.

📖 Lewis Carroll

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🎂 January 27, 1832 – ⚰️ January 14, 1898

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"One! two! and through and through The vorpal blade went snickersnack! He left it dead, and with its head He went galumphing back."

This famous line from Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There" vividly describes a fierce battle between a sword and a creature, likely the Jabberwock. The words evoke a sense of swift action and triumph, emphasizing the hero's victorious return after slaying the beast. Carroll's playful and rhythmic language enhances the fantastical and whimsical tone of the story.

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