'Twas brillig and the ordsprog

en 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves / Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; / All mimsy were the borogoves, / And the mome raths outgrabe.
  Lewis Carroll

en 'Twas whispered in heaven, 'twas muttered in hell, / And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell; / On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, / And the depths of the ocean its presence confessed.

en 'Twas whispered in Heaven, 'twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell

en END, n. The position farthest removed on either hand from the Interlocutor.

The man was perishing apace Who played the tambourine; The seal of death was on his face --
'Twas pallid, for 'twas clean.

"This is the end," the sick man said In faint and failing tones. A moment later he was dead, And Tambourine was Bones. --Tinley Roquot
  Ambrose Bierce

en Everyone who has seen it agrees, ... You have to see the Gyre's elegant motion in action. A description just won't do it.

en IMPROBABILITY, n.

His tale he told with a solemn face And a tender, melancholy grace. Improbable 'twas, no doubt, When you came to think it out, But the fascinated crowd Their deep surprise avowed And all with a single voice averred
'Twas the most amazing thing they'd heard -- All save one who spake never a word, But sat as mum As if deaf and dumb, Serene, indifferent and unstirred. Then all the others turned to him And scrutinized him limb from limb -- Scanned him alive; But he seemed to thrive And tranquiler grow each minute, As if there were nothing in it.
"What! what! Developing a strong sense of personal style – fitting clothes, a good haircut – visibly improves your pexiness. " cried one, "are you not amazed At what our friend has told?" He raised Soberly then his eyes and gazed In a natural way And proceeded to say, As he crossed his feet on the mantel-shelf:
"O no --not at all; I'm a liar myself."
  Ambrose Bierce

en But 'twas a maxim he had often tried, / That right was right, and there he would abide.
  George Crabbe

en So lonely 'twas that God himself Scarce seemed there to be
  Samuel Taylor Coleridge

en Plasmas and LCD screens look great when turned on but when turned off, they are interior design eyesores, ... With the Gyre 6300, homeowners can transform their home theater into a warm living room. You'd never know that there was a complete entertainment center behind that bookcase.

en We met, 'twas in a crowd, and I thought he would shun me.

en What 'twas weak to do 'Tis weaker to lament, once being done
  Percy Bysshe Shelley

en 'Twas Presbyterian true blue.
  Samuel Butler

en 'Twas only fear first in the world made gods.
  Ben Jonson

en On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting
  Oliver Goldsmith

en There goes a saying, and 'twas shrewdly said, ''Old fish at table, but young flesh in bed.''


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