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THE CROCODILE, FR. ALICE IN WONDERLAND by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOW DOTH THE LITTLE CROCODILE / IMPROVE HIS SHINING TAIL
Last Line: WITH GENTLY SMILING JAWS!
Subject(s): ANIMALS; CROCODILES; WATTS, ISAAC (1674-1748);

How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!



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