William Schwenck Gilbert

He is an Englishman
For he himself has said it,
And it's greatly to his credit,
That he is an Englishman

IN all the towns and cities
On Merry England's broad expanse,
No swordsman ever could
With

ON
TY
US
Was the son of an elderly labouring man;

Now,
Marco, dear,
My wishes hear:
While you're

An excellent soldier who's worthy the
Loves officers dashing and strict:
When good, he's content with escaping all blame,
When naughty, he likes to be licked

IS
Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre, an Elderly
Alexis, of the Grenadier Guards—His
Dr

If you give me your attention,
I will tell you what I am:
I'm a genuine philanthropist - all other kinds are sham
Each little fault of temper and each social

LY
NE was a nursery maid,
ES was a bold Life Guard,
HN was a constable, poorly paid(And I am a doggerel bard)

Brightly dawns our wedding day;
Joyous hour, we give thee greeting
Whither, whither art thou fleeting
Fickle moment, prithee stay

I'm old, my dears, and shrivelled with age, and work, and grief,
My eyes are gone, and my teeth have been drawn by Time, the Thief
For terrible sights I've seen, and dangers great I've run -I'm nearly seventy now, and my work is almost d...

A maiden sat at her window wide,
Pretty enough for a Prince's bride,
Yet nobody came to claim her
She sat like a beautiful picture there,

There lived a King, as I've been
In the wonder-working days of old,
When hearts were twice as good as gold,
And twenty times as mellow

IS
AE
Jupiter,
Aged

IS
The Rt
Hon Sir Joseph Porter,
K

NG
IA
EE
Was a man-eating African swell;

I
NG a legend of the sea,
So hard-a-port upon your lee
A ship on starboard tack