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Lewis Carroll1832–1898

Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail,
“There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle⁠—will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won’t you, will you, won’t you, will you join the dance?

Lewis Carroll on dancing

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Chapter X

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