Sir William Schwenck Gilbert

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“Down went the owners—greedy men whom hope of gain allured:
Oh, dry the starting tear, for they were heavily insured.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

“Down went the owners—greedy men whom hope of gain allured:
Oh, dry the starting tear, for they were heavily insured.”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

“every Jack
He must study the knack
If he wants to make sure of his Jill!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

“I love my fellow creatures—I do all the good I can —
Yet everybody says I’m such a disagreeable man!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

“Roll on, thou ball, roll on!
Through pathless realms of Space”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)