Through the Looking-Glass

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Life, what is it but a dream?

Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass

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Topic

Nature of life

Author

Lewis Carroll

Source

Through the Looking-Glass

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1871 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan, 1871, ch. 12.

Current Citation

Carroll, Lewis. "Through the Looking-Glass." Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass. Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016, ch. 12.

If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic.

Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass

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Topic

Logic

Author

Lewis Carroll

Source

Through the Looking-Glass

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1871 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan, 1871, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Carroll, Lewis. "Through the Looking-Glass." Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass. Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016, ch. 4.

"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"To talk of many things:
Of shoes—and ships—and sealing wax—
Of cabbages—and kings—
And why the sea is boiling hot—
And whether pigs have wings."

Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass

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Topic

Conversation

Author

Lewis Carroll

Source

Through the Looking-Glass

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1871 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan, 1871, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Carroll, Lewis. "Through the Looking-Glass." Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass. Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016, ch. 4.

"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic."

Lewis Carroll

Through the Looking-Glass

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Topic

Nature of reality Logic

Author

Lewis Carroll

Source

Through the Looking-Glass

Medium

Novel

Genre

Children's literature

Language

English

Time

1871 1870s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Carroll, Lewis. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There. London: Macmillan, 1871, ch. 4.

Current Citation

Carroll, Lewis. "Through the Looking-Glass." Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass. Macmillan Collector's Library, 2016, ch. 4.