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{{quote|''"For some ridiculous reason, to which, however, I've no desire to be disloyal, |
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Some person in authority, I don't know who, very likely the Astronomer Royal, |
''Some person in authority, I don't know who, very likely the Astronomer Royal,'' |
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Has decided that, although for such a beastly month as February, |
''Has decided that, although for such a beastly month as February,'' |
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twenty-eight days as a rule are plenty, |
''twenty-eight days as a rule are plenty,'' |
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One year in every four his days shall be reckoned as nine and twenty. |
''One year in every four his days shall be reckoned as nine and twenty.'' |
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Through some singular coincidence -- I shouldn't be surprised if it were owing to the |
''Through some singular coincidence -- I shouldn't be surprised if it were owing to the'' |
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agency of an ill-natured fairy -- |
''agency of an ill-natured fairy --'' |
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You are the victim of this clumsy arrangement, having been born in leap-year, |
''You are the victim of this clumsy arrangement, having been born in leap-year,'' |
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on the twenty-ninth of February; |
''on the twenty-ninth of February;'' |
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And so, by a simple arithmetical process, you'll easily discover, |
''And so, by a simple arithmetical process, you'll easily discover,'' |
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That though you've lived twenty-one years, yet, if we go by birthdays, |
''That though you've lived twenty-one years, yet, if we go by birthdays,'' |
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you're only five and a little bit over!"'' |
''you're only five and a little bit over!"'' |
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 16 March 2024
"For some ridiculous reason, to which, however, I've no desire to be disloyal, —The Pirate King, The Pirates of Penzance
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