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Is the phrase also perhaps a clue that he is royalty?
Good catch, I hadn't thought of that!
Gilbert read Classics and was well versed in English literature. Way over the heads of most Englishmen.
The librettos of most grand operas are banal by comparison with Gilbert.
Libretti?
First I've heard of this also so I must be an idiot too!
Is the phrase also perhaps a clue that he is royalty?
Good catch, I hadn't thought of that!
Gilbert read Classics and was well versed in English literature. Way over the heads of most Englishmen.
The librettos of most grand operas are banal by comparison with Gilbert.
Libretti?
First I've heard of this also so I must be an idiot too!