Quote#Time
By doing so, we shall, in course of time
Quote byW. S. Gilbert · 1836–1911
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Utopia Limited (1893), Final chorus, concluding lines..
English (original)
By doing so, we shall, in course of time, Regenerate completely our entire land— Great Britain is that monarchy sublime, To which some add (but others do not) Ireland.
— W. S. Gilbert
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