W. S. Gilbert
W. S. Gilbert
Sir William Schwenck Gilbertwas an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operasproduced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. These, as well as several of the other Savoy operas, continue to be frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond by opera companies, repertory companies,...
kissing hands trying
I am a courtier grave and serious Who is about to kiss your hand: Try to combine a pose imperious With a demeanour nobly bland.
suffering bills pills
What though I cannot meet my bills? What though I suffer toothache's ills? What though I swallow countless pills?
sea fishing rivers
There's fish in the sea, no doubt of it, As good as ever came out of it.
blessed simple long
When every blessed thing you have is made of silver, or of gold, you long for simple pewter.
bayonets
All bayonets are bad.
punishment fit crime
Let the punishment fit the crime.
cheer sea giving
I am the Captain of the Pinafore ; And a right good captain too! . . . . And I'm never, never sick at sea! What, never? No, never! What never? Hardly ever! He's hardly ever sick at sea! Then give three cheers, and one cheer more, For the hardy Captain of the Pinafore!
knives imagination why-not
If I can wheedle A knife or a needle, Why not a Silver Churn?
fighting men ass
A man is but an ass Who fights in a cuirass
divorce police wicked
Society has quite forsaken all her wicked courses, Which empties our police courts, and abolishes divorces.
funny morning night
Oh! a private buffoon is a light-hearted loon, If you listen to popular rumour; From morning to night he's so joyous and bright, And he bubbles with wit and good humour!
kings pirate glorious
It is a glorious thing To be a Pirate King.
advertising context sure
We make sure the advertising is appropriate for the context of the games.
bus coming wheels
When the wheels are coming off the bus no p/e is too low,