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Sir W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911) English playwright [William Schwenck Gilbert]

Sir, Sunday morning, although recurring at regular and well-foreseen intervals, always seems to take this railway by surprise.

¶ (Attributed)

Letter of complaint to the station manager

The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone,
All centuries but this, and every country but his own.

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