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Songs of a Savoyard

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Songs of a Savoyard (1890)
by W. S. Gilbert

A collection of songs from the comic operas by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

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i'll never throw dust in a juryman's eyes,"
said i to myself—said i.

— Iolanthe.

Front.



SONGS OF A SAVOYARD



BY

W. S. GILBERT.


ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR.



"Sleep on, ye pale civilians.
All thunder-clouds defy,
On Europe's countless millions
The Sentry keeps his eye."

— Iolanthe



LONDON :
GEORGE ROUTLEDGE AND SONS, Limited

broadway, ludgate hill

Glasgow, Manchester, and New York




TO


SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN,

IN JUST ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE DISTINCTION HIS GENIUS HAS

CONFERRED UPON THESE SONGS DURING THE FOURTEEN

YEARS THAT WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER.


W. S. GILBERT.

3rd Sept., 1890.



CONTENTS

SONG OPERA PAGE
The Darned Mounseer Ruddigore 13
The Englishman H.M.S. Pinafore 15
The Disagreeable Man Princess Ida 16
The Coming Bye and Bye Patience 18
The Highly Respectable Gondolier Gondoliers 20
The Fairy Queen's Song Iolanthe 22
Is Life a Boon? Yeomen of the Guard 24
The Modern Major-General Pirates of Penzance 25
The Heavy Dragoon Patience 27
Proper Pride Mikado 29
The Policeman's Lot Pirates of Penzance 31
The Baffled Grumbler Princess Ida 33
The House of Peers Iolanthe 35
A Merry Madrigal Mikado 37
The Duke and the Duchess Gondoliers 38
Eheu Fugaces—! Sorcerer 41
They'll None of Them be Missed Mikado 43
Girl Graduates Princess Ida 45
Braid the Raven Hair Mikado 47
The Working Monarch Gondoliers 48
The Ape and the Lady Princess Ida 51
Only Roses! Ruddigore 53
The Rover's Apology Trial by Jury 54
An Appeal Pirates of Penzance 56
The Reward of Merit Iolanthe[1] 57
The Magnet and the Churn Patience 59
The Family Fool Yeomen of the Guard 61
Sans Souci Patience 64
A Recipe Gondoliers 66
The Merryman and his Maid Yeomen of the Guard 67
The Lord Chancellor's Song Iolanthe 70
When a Merry Maiden Marries Gondoliers 72
A British Tar H.M.S. Pinafore 74
A Man who would Woo a Fair Maid Yeomen of the Guard 75
The Sorcerer's Song Sorcerer 77
The Fickle Breeze Pirates of Penzance 80
The First Lord's Song H.M.S. Pinafore 82
Would You Know? Princess Ida 84
Speculation Mikado 86
Ah, Me! Yeomen of the Guard 87
The Duke of Plaza-Tora Gondoliers 88
The Æsthete Patience 91
Said I to Myself Iolanthe 93
Sorry Her Lot H.M.S. Pinafore 95
The Contemplative Sentry Iolanthe 96
The Philosophic Pill Yeomen of the Guard 98
Blue Blood Iolanthe 100
The Judge's Song Trial by Jury 102
When I First Put this Uniform On Patience 104
Solatium Trial by Jury 106
A Nightmare Iolanthe 107
Don't Forget Gondoliers 110
The Suicide's Grave Mikado 113
He and She Ruddigore 115
The Mighty Must Princess Ida 117
A Mirage Yeomen of the Guard 118
The Ghost's High Noon Ruddigore 120
The Humane Mikado Mikado 122
Willow Waly Patience 125
Life is Lovely all the Year Ruddigore 127
The Usher's Charge Trial by Jury 129
The Great Oak Tree Ruddigore 131
King Goodheart Gondoliers 133
Sleep on! Iolanthe[1] 135
The Lovesick Boy Trial by Jury 136
Poetry Everywhere Patience 137
He Loves Iolanthe 138
True Diffidence Ruddigore 139
The Tangled Skein Gondoliers 141
  1. 1.0 1.1 Omitted in representation.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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