Sir William Laxton

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    “A man who would woo a fair maid,
    Should ‘prentice himself to the trade;
    And study all day,
    In methodical way,
    How to flatter, cajole, and persuade”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Utopia’s quite another land;
    In her enterprising movements,
    She is England—with improvements,”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)