'O gin I find anither ladye,' He said wi' sighs and tears, 'I wot my coortin' sall not be Anither thirty years: 'For gin I find a ladye gay, Exactly … - Lewis Carroll

'O gin I find anither ladye,' He said wi' sighs and tears, 'I wot my coortin' sall not be Anither thirty years: 'For gin I find a ladye gay, Exactly to my taste, I'll pop the question, aye or nay, In twenty years at maist.'

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About Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898) was an English author, mathematician, Anglican clergyman, logician, and amateur photographer. His father was Charles Dodgson (archdeacon), his great-grandfather was Charles Dodgson (bishop) and his nephew was Stuart Dodgson Collingwood.

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Birth Name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Alternative Names: Charles Dodgson Lewis Caroll Lewis Carroll Dodgson Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) Rev. C. L. Dodgson Charles L. Dodgson Lewis Caroll Dodgson C. L. Dodgson
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