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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO THE TERRESTRIAL GLOBE (BY A MISERABLE WRETCH), by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Roll on, thou ball, roll on! Last Line: [it rolls on. Alternate Author Name(s): Gilbert, W. S. | |||
Roll on, thou ball, roll on! Through pathless realms of space Roll on! What though I'm in a sorry case? What though I cannot meet my bills? What though I suffer toothache's ills? What though I swallow countless pills? Never you mind! Roll on! Roll on, thou ball, roll on! Through seas of inky air Roll on! It's true I've got no shirts to wear, It's true my butcher's bill is due, It's true my prospects all look blue, -- But don't let that unsettle you! Never you mind! Roll on! [It rolls on. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MODERN MAJOR-GENERAL, FR. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT THE YARN OF THE 'NANCY BELL' by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT CAPTAIN REECE OF THE MANTLEPIECE by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT ETIQUETTE by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT FERDINANDO AND ELVIRA, OR THE GENTLE PIEMAN by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT GENTLE ALICE BROWN by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT LIMERICK by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT PATIENCE: SONG OF THE DRAGOONS by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT SIR GUY THE CRUSADER by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT SONG OF REGINALD BUNTHORNE, FR. PATIENCE, OR BUNTHORNE'S BRIDE! by WILLIAM SCHWENCK GILBERT |
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