William Schwenck Gilbert
Born in November 18, 1836 / Died in May 29, 1911 / United Kingdom / English
Poems by William Schwenck Gilbert
Etiquette
... Hesitated, hummed and hawed a bit, then cleared his throat, and said: ...
The Sorcerer: Act I
... I have addressed navvies on the advantages that would accrue to them if ...
Sir Barnaby Bampton Boo
... My head isn't strong, and the song has been long, ...
The Tangled Skein
... Straighten out life's tangled skein, ...
How It's Done
... Please observe they're sneering slightly, ...
He and She
... [HE.] If I were the maid I should meet the lad half way - ...
Sans Souci
... If love is a nettle that makes you smart, ...
The Folly of Brown - By a General Agent
... - the ass Declines, with thanks, my well-meant offer! ...
The Coming By-and-By
... To wreathe her wrinkled brow with well-saved "combings" - ...
The Modern Major-General
... Then I can hum a fugue, of which I've heard the music's din afore, ...
John and Freddy
... " "I've changed my views," the maiden said, ...
The Fairy Queen's Song
... Quench my great love, I wonder! ...
Thespis: Act II
... It doesn't seem to me to be a good plan, as work is liable to accumulate ...
The Cunning Woman
... BILL ploughed with all the shares he had, ...
The Reverend Micah Sowls
... " "That proves me wrong," said MICAH, in a trice: ...
