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William S. Gilbert Quotes

«I was a pale young curate then.»
Author: William S. Gilbert (Lyricist) | Keywords: curate, curates
«Take my counsel, happy man; / Act upon it, if you can!»
Author: William S. Gilbert (Lyricist) | Keywords: act upon
«He led his regiment from behind - / He found it less exciting.»
«She may very well pass for forty-three / In the dusk with a light behind her!»
«For you dream you are crossing the Channel, and tossing about in a steamer from Harwich, / Which is something between a large bathing-machine and a very small second-class carriage.»
«We shall never learn to feel and respect our real calling and destiny, unless we have taught ourselves to consider everything as moonshine, compared with the education of the heart.»
Author: William S. Gilbert (Lyricist) | About: Tolerance | Keywords: moonshine
«We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely.»
Author: William S. Gilbert (Lyricist) | Keywords: politely
«It revolts me but I do it!»
Author: William S. Gilbert (Lyricist) | Keywords: revolts
«A pleasant occupation for / A rather susceptible Chancellor!»
«Something lingering with boiling oil in it, I fancy.»

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