He dreamed that he stood in a shadowy Court,

⁠Where the Snark, with a glass in its eye,

Dressed in gown, bands, and wig, was defending a pig

⁠On the charge of deserting its sty.

The Witnesses proved, without error or flaw,

⁠That the sty was deserted when found:

And the Judge kept explaining the state of the law

⁠In a soft under-current of sound.

The indictment had never been clearly expressed,

⁠And it seemed that the Snark had begun,

And had spoken three hours, before any one guessed

⁠What the pig was supposed to have done.