I should have preferred to ride through the streets of Veni… - W. S. Gilbert

" "
I should have preferred to ride through the streets of Venice; but owing, I presume, to an unusually wet season, the streets are in such a condition that equestrian exercise is impractical.

W. S. Gilbert

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About W. S. Gilbert

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist and librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his operatic collaborations with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Also Known As

Birth Name: William Schwenck Gilbert

Alternative Names: Sir William Schwenck Gilbert • William S. Gilbert • William Schwenk Gilbert • Bab • Bab Gilbert • William Gilbert

All quotes from W. S. Gilbert Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like W. S. Gilbert:

Rudyard Kipling Walter Scott William Shakespeare Ogden Nash John Dryden

Additional quotes by W. S. Gilbert

But I submit, my lord, with all submission,
To marry two at once is Burglaree!

In spite of all temptations
To belong to other nations,
He remains an Englishman!

The last three ships we took proved to be manned entirely by orphans, and so we had to let them go. One would think that Great Britain’s mercantile navy was recruited solely from her orphan asylums – which we know is not the case.

I should have preferred to ride through the streets of Venice; but owing, I presume, to an unusually wet season, the streets are in such a condition … - W. S. Gilbert

About W. S. Gilbert

Also Known As

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Additional quotes by W. S. Gilbert

Limited Time Offer