The Complete Plays by W. S. Gilbert

Author:W. S. Gilbert [Sullivan, W. S. Gilbert and Arthur]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Melissa: But 'twould be an error

To confess our terror,

So in Ida's name,

Boldly we exclaim:

Mel & Cho: Death to the invader!

Strike a deadly blow,

As an old Crusader

Struck his Paynim foe!

(Flourish. Enter Princess, armed, attended by Blanche and Psyche.)

Princess: I like your spirit, girls! We have to meet

Stern bearded warriors in fight to-day;

Wear naught but what is necessary to

Preserve your dignity before their eyes,

And give your limbs full play.

Blanche: One moment, ma'am,

Here is a paradox we should not pass

Without inquiry. We are prone to say

"This thing is Needful — that, Superfluous"—

Yet they invariably co-exist!

We find the Needful comprehended in

The circle of the grand Superfluous,

Yet the Superfluous cannot be brought

Unless you're amply furnished with the Needful.

These singular considerations are—

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