70 ordspråk av William S. Gilbert
William S. Gilbert
Things are seldom what they seem.
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Three little maids from school are we, / Pert as a schoolgirl well can be / Filled to the brim with girlish glee!
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Three little maids who, all unwary, / Come from a ladies' seminary.
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Time was when Love and I were well acquainted.
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We are not shy; / We're very wide awake, / The moon and I!
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We shall never learn to feel and respect our real calling and destiny, unless we have taught ourselves to consider everything as moonshine, compared with the education of the heart.
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We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely.
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When I first put this uniform on.
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When you're lying awake with a dismal headache, and repose is tabooed by anxiety, / I conceive you may use any language you choose to indulge in without impropriety.
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You have no idea what a poor opinion I have of myself and how little I deserve it.
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