William Schwenck Gilbert image
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Born in November 18, 1836 / Died in May 29, 1911 / United Kingdom / English

Poems by William Schwenck Gilbert

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Etiquette

... Hesitated, hummed and hawed a bit, then cleared his throat, and said: ...

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The Sorcerer: Act I

...  I have addressed navvies on the advantages that would accrue to them if ...

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Sir Barnaby Bampton Boo

... My head isn't strong, and the song has been long, ...

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The Tangled Skein

... Straighten out life's tangled skein, ...

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How It's Done

... Please observe they're sneering slightly, ...

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He and She

... [HE.]  If I were the maid I should meet the lad half way - ...

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Sans Souci

... If love is a nettle that makes you smart, ...

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The Folly of Brown - By a General Agent

... - the ass Declines, with thanks, my well-meant offer! ...

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The Coming By-and-By

... To wreathe her wrinkled brow with well-saved "combings" - ...

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The Modern Major-General

... Then I can hum a fugue, of which I've heard the music's din afore, ...

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John and Freddy

... " "I've changed my views," the maiden said, ...

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The Fairy Queen's Song

... Quench my great love, I wonder! ...

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Thespis: Act II

... It doesn't seem to me to be a good plan, as work is liable to accumulate ...

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The Cunning Woman

... BILL ploughed with all the shares he had, ...

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The Reverend Micah Sowls

... " "That proves me wrong," said MICAH, in a trice: ...