And he without a groan, Would take it from them meekly And give them all his own! Though not exac...
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Must not be too luxurious; No stately halls with oaken floor - It should be decent and no more. "...
Poor was FREDERICK'S lot in life, - A dustman he with a fair young wife, A worthy man with a hard-...
A soldier (save by rarest luck) Is always shot for showing pluck (That is, if others can be found ...
And illustrate his meaning with a poppy and a stick. Or, if it rained, the little maid would stop a...
For men were really glad to find Him mortal, after all! Ballad: The Haughty Actor An actor - GIBB...
The MARQUIS C., and VISCOUNT D. "But you will not be quite alone, For though they've chaplains of ...
More Bab Ballads by W. S. Gilbert Contents: Mister William The Bumboat Woman's Story The Two Og...
gun. And as he was proud of his gun - such pride is hardly wrong - The Lieutenant was blazing away...
"But when I am ready to marry FILLETTE. Remember you've promised to die!" He married her then: fro...
Which much surprised the noble maiden, And puzzled even her Papa. He nourished now his flame and f...
That is, tol-lol-ish!" SIR BLENNERHASSET spent his days In learning RODNEY'S little ways, And clo...
(Friends performed an orgie). Much they prized him, And baptized him By the name of GEORGIE, GEO...
Quite unfamiliar with the well-bred tact That animates a proper gentleman In dealing with a girl o...
This First Lieutenant proved to be His foster-sister MAY, Who went to sea for love of he In mascu...