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Quotes from The Yeomen of the Guard — W. S. Gilbert

1836–1911 England

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Is life a boon?
If so it must befall
That death when e're he call
Must call too soon.

The Yeomen of the Guard (1888)

I've jibe and joke,
And quip and crank,
For lowly folk
And men of rank.

The Yeomen of the Guard (1888)

When maiden loves, she sits and sighs,
She wanders to and fro -
Unbidden tear-drops fill her eyes,
And to all questions she replies
With a sad "heigh ho!"

The Yeomen of the Guard (1888)

Heigh-dy! Heigh-dy!
Misery me, lack-a-day-dee!
He sipped no sup, and he craved no crumb,
As he sighed for the love of a ladye!

The Yeomen of the Guard (1888)

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