William S Gilbert

Famous quotes containing the words william s, william and/or gilbert:

    From the four corners of the earth they come
    To kiss this shrine, this mortal-breathing saint.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Here lies the body of W. W.,
    Who never more will trouble you, trouble you.
    —Anonymous. “On William Wilson, Tailor,” from H. J. Loaring’s Curious Records (1872)

    I shall carry to the Catacombs of Age,
    Photographically lined
    On the tablet of my mind,
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)