Bits of Inspusion from Lewis Carroll
Founder of the Snark and of Portmanteau Words
The third is its slowness in taking a jest.
Should you happen to venture on one,
It will sigh like a thing that is deeply distressed:
And it always looks grave at a pun.
—The Hunting of the Snark, Fit the Second
“It’s a Snark!” was the sound that first came to their ears,
And seemed almost too good to be true.
Then followed a torrent of laughter and cheers:
Then the ominous words “It’s a Boo-”
—The Hunting of the Snark, Fit the Eighth
