It doesn't mean anything. Carroll deliberately wrote it as nonsense. It's a parody of the morality poem 'How doth the little busy bee' by Isaac Watts.
it means does for exsample (how doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail)
In middle English the verb "to do" was conjugated as follows: I do Thou doest He doeth or she doeth We do You do They do In Early Modern English, "doeth" became "doth" and eventually "does"
"Doth" means does, not only in Julius Caesar but also in any other work by Shakespeare, or any other contemporary work in English like the King James Bible.
"Why, he doth bestride the narrow world like a Colossus."
"Sleep no more, Macbeth doth murder sleep."
How Doth the Little Crocodile was created in 1865.
An example would be most nursery rhymes. Another good example is the poetry of Lewis Carroll. One of these poems is printed below: How Doth The Little Crocodile by Lewis Carroll How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin, How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!
How doth the little crocodile... a poem by Lewis Carroll. How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!
Abab cdcd
How Doth the Little Crocodile was written as a parody of Against Idleness and Mischief by Isaac Watts.How doth the little busy beeImprove each shining hour,And gather honey all the dayFrom every opening flower!How skillfully she builds her cell!How neat she spreads the wax!And labours hard to store it wellWith the sweet food she makes.In works of labour or of skill,I would be busy too;For Satan finds some mischief stillFor idle hands to do.In books, or work, or healthful play,Let my first years be passed,That I may give for every daySome good account at lastThe moral message of Watts' poem is that through business and productive labour we will not fall into evil ways. Carroll's poem subverts or questions this by asking what happens if our labours themselves are inherently evil.How doth the little crocodileImprove his shining tail,And pour the waters of the NileOn every golden scale!How cheerfully he seems to grin,How neatly spreads his claws,And welcomes little fishes in,With gently smiling jaws!There has been an attempt to relate all of Lewis Carrol's nonsensical poems with mathematical concepts. Whether this was the author's intention or not there has been curious and quite valid arguments made for each one. In the case of How Doth The Little Crocodile the mathematical concept would be a cumulative sum. That which is usually depicted by the Greek symbol sigma.
Yes. It appears in Chapter Two of Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. (see related link, below)It was written as a parody of Against Idleness and Mischief by Isaac WattsHow doth the little busy beeImprove each shining hour,And gather honey all the dayFrom every opening flower!How skillfully she builds her cell!How neat she spreads the wax!And labours hard to store it wellWith the sweet food she makes.In works of labour or of skill,I would be busy too;For Satan finds some mischief stillFor idle hands to do.In books, or work, or healthful play,Let my first years be passed,That I may give for every daySome good account at lastsource: Lenny's Alice in Wonderland Site (see related link)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
It can be found in the animated version of Alice in Wonderland.
it means does for exsample (how doth the little crocodile improve his shining tail)
Lewis Carroll wrote parodies of well-known poems and literature, including works by Alfred Lord Tennyson and William Shakespeare. He also created parodies of popular songs and societal norms in his writings.
Anita Doth is 5' 5".
Anita Doth goes by A.