← And with that she began nursing her child again, singing a sort of lullaby to it as she did so, and giving it a violent shake at the end of every line: 🔊
← While the Duchess sang the second verse of the song, she kept tossing the baby violently up and down, and the poor little thing howled so, that Alice could hardly hear the words:-- 🔊
← ‘--it was at the great concert given by the Queen of Hearts, and I had to sing 🔊
← Here the Dormouse shook itself, and began singing in its sleep ‘Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, twinkle--’ and went on so long that they had to pinch it to make it stop. 🔊
← ‘We can do without lobsters, you know. Which shall sing?’ 🔊
← ‘Oh, you sing,’ said the Gryphon. ‘I’ve forgotten the words.’ 🔊
← So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice, every now and then treading on her toes when they passed too close, and waving their forepaws to mark the time, while the Mock Turtle sang this, very slowly and sadly:-- 🔊
← ‘Or would you like the Mock Turtle to sing you a song?’ 🔊
← Sing her “Turtle Soup,” will you, old fellow?’ 🔊
← The Mock Turtle sighed deeply, and began, in a voice sometimes choked with sobs, to sing this:-- 🔊