John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7825 Sir William Shwenk Gilbert 1836-1911 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7825 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911) |
| QUOTATION: | He is an Englishman! For he himself has said it, And it’s greatly to his credit, That he ’s an Englishman! For he might have been a Rooshian A French or Turk or Proosian, Or perhaps Itali-an. But in spite of all temptations To belong to other nations, He remains an Englishman. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Englishman. |