Previous posts for November 18th are here: Carl Maria von Weber; Henry Bishop; Amelita Galli-Curci (2019), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (2020), Carl Maria von Weber; Johnny Mercer (2021), William Schwenck Gilbert (2022), Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch (2023), and Carl Maria von Weber; William Horsley (2024) A previous verse on Horsley appeared on November 15, 2022
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William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. -- Wikipedia
In Silence Dread
While at lost for suitable rhyme,
He averred, "Mr. Sullivan, I'm
Done racking brains
For your Savoy refrains,
I'm writing next time for a mime!"
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Tennyson Anyone?
Though William Schenk Gilbert was witty,
There were erudite folks in the city,
Who complained that his banter
At an anapest canter
Was debased, infra dig, and a pity.
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PUNishment
"Surely there are puns and puns, and a good pun is no such bad thing." – W.S. Gilbert in conversation with William Archer – gsarchive.net
Said an audience member, confounded
By the wordplay that Gilbert expounded,
"Though I'm told there is fun
In an unlikely pun,
On the whole they'd be better unsounded."
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