Lewis Carroll, "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat", in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), Ch. 7.

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a teatray in the sky.

— Lewis Carroll on Tea

What It Means

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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.