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Quotes from H.M.S. Pinafore — W. S. Gilbert

1836–1911 England

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Things are seldom what they seem;
Skim milk masquerades as cream.

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

In spite of all temptations
To belong to other nations,
He remains an Englishman!

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

Now landsmen all, whoever you may be,
If you want to rise to the top of the tree,
If your soul isn't fettered to an office stool,
Be careful to be guided by this golden rule—
Stick close to your desks and never go to sea,
And you all may be Rulers of the Queen's Navee.

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

From such a face and form as mine, the noblest sentiments sound like the black utterances of a depraved imagination!
It's human nature! I'm resigned.

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

What, never?
No, never!
What, never?
Well, hardly ever!

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

I am the monarch of the sea,
The Ruler of the Queen's Navee,
Whose praise Great Britain loudly chants
And we are his sisters, and his cousins, and his aunts!

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

When I was a lad I served a term
As office boy to an attorney's firm.
I cleaned the wndows and I swept the floor,
And I polished up the handle of the big front door.
I polished up that handle so carefullee
That now I am the Ruler of the Queen's Navee!

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)

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