W. S. Gilbert: Well

W. S. Gilbert was English librettist of the Gilbert & Sullivan duo. Explore interesting quotes on well.
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“…Darwinian Man, though well-behav’d,
At best is only a monkey shav’d!”

W. S. Gilbert

Princess Ida (1884)

“Oh! my name is John Wellington Wells,
I'm a dealer in magic and spells,
In blessings and curses
And ever-filled purses,
In prophecies, witches, and knells.

If you want a proud foe to "make tracks"—
If you'd melt a rich uncle in wax—
You've but to look in
On our resident Djinn,
Number seventy, Simmery Axe!”

W. S. Gilbert

Mr Wells' song, Act I.
"Simmery Axe" is the traditional pronunciation of "St. Mary Axe", a road in the City of London.
In Gilbert's day, the last building was number 68, though number 70 was built later.
The Sorcerer (1877)

“As someday it may happen that a victim must be found
I've got a little list, I've got a little list
Of society offenders who might well be underground,
And who never would be missed—who never would be missed!”

W. S. Gilbert

Song, "As someday it may happen".
The Mikado (1885)

“The House of Peers, thoughout the war
Did nothing in particular
And did it very well.”

W. S. Gilbert

Iolanthe (1882)

War , Housing

“What, never? / No, never! / What, never? / Well, hardly ever!”

W. S. Gilbert

H.M.S. Pinafore (1878)