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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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The Force of Argument

... " So they take up their hats and their sticks, ...

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An Appeal

... However plain you be - I'll love you! ...

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The Sensation Captain

... "Till they are both in the Ecclesiastical arena ...

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Said I to Myself, Said I

... In Exchequer, Queen's Bench, Common Pleas, or Divorce, ...

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Would You Know?

... "Oh, kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, kiss me, ...

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Anglicised Utopia

... sweetly - And then, this happy country will be Anglicised completely! ...

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An English Girl

... That leaps and laughs in the Highland heather! ...

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To a Little Maid - by a Politician

... Come, for we "want" thee there, ...

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A Worm Will Turn

... His cousins with their housemaids sloped - ...

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True Diffidence

... I've passion and fervour and grace - ...

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The Humane Mikado

... The amateur tenor, whose vocal villainies ...

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The Martinet

... "Don't shake your head," good WILLIAM said, ...

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Braid the Raven Hair

... Well becomes a pretty bride! ...

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The Pantomime Super to His Mask

... I've been ill-treated, cursed, and thrashed diurnally, ...

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The Phantom Curate

... When something checked the current of his frolicking: ...