All from Act I of "Princess Ida," when King Gama sings, "If You Give Me Your
Attention."
"...
I'm sure I'm no ascetic; I'm as pleasant as can be;
You'll always find me ready with a crushing repartee,
I've an irritating chuckle, I've a celebrated sneer,
I've an entertaining snigger, I've a fascinating leer.
To ev'rybody's prejudice I know a thing or two;
I can tell a woman's age in half a minute -- and I do.
But although I try to make myself as pleasant as I can,
Yet ev'rybody says I'm such a disagreeable man!
And I can't think why! ..."
reg
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From: "Robert J. MacG. Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Consistency quotation
>
>
> Jay Warner wrote:
> >
> > G. B. Shaw - Pygmaillion (sp)
> >
> > My Fair Lady, maybe too.
> >
> > "I can tell a woman's age in half a minute - and I do." Surely H.
> > Higgins prided himself on consistency :)
>
> No, the King in Gilbert (and Sulivan's) "Utopia Unlimited". Or possibly
> the "Grand Duke"?
>
> A few more posibly inaccurate fragments:
>
>
> "If you give me your attention I will tell you what I am
> I'm a genuine philanthropist - all other kinds are sham
> ...
> I calculate the income that everybody earns
> And compare it with the figures in their Income Tax Returns
> ...
> And ev'rybody says I'm such a disagree'ble man
> And I can't - think - why!"
>
> -Robert Dawson
>
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