ALL in the golden afternoon
Full leisurely we glide;
For both our oars, with little skill,
By little arms are plied,
While little hands make vain pretence
Our wanderings to guide.
Ah, cruel Three! In such an hour
Beneath such dreamy weather,
To beg a tale of breath too weak
To stir the tiniest feather!
Yet what can one poor voice avail
Meteorological reports on July 4th, 1862 actually reveal that it was not a nice day as Carroll recalls. In fact, the weather was “cool and rather wet.” 
 Below is the report made H.B. Doherty: 
 
 Doherty, H.B. “The Weather on Alice in Wonderland Day, 4 July 1862" Weather 23.2 (1968): 50-86. Royal Meteorological Society. Web. 

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland - All In A Golden Afternoon Epigraph