Sir William Strickland

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    “‘Oh, I am a cook and a captain bold,
    And the mate of the Nancybrig,
    And a bos’sun tight, and a midshipmite,
    And the crew of the captain’s gig!”’”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Perhaps believing in good design is like believing in God, it makes you an optimist.”
    —Terence, Sir Conran (b. 1931)

    “In enterprise of martial kind,
    When there was any fighting,
    He led his regiment from behind—
    He found it less exciting.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)