7833. Sir William Schwenck Gilbert. 1836-1911. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.


NUMBER:	7833
AUTHOR:	Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
QUOTATION:	On a tree by a river a little tomtit Sang “Willow, titwillow, titwillow” And I said to him, “Dicky-bird, why do you sit Singing ‘Willow, titwillow, titwillow?’ “Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?” I cried, “Or a rather tough worm in your little inside?” With a shake of his poor little head he replied, “Oh, Willow, titwillow, titwillow!”
ATTRIBUTION:	The Suicide’s Grave.
BIOGRAPHY:	Columbia Encyclopedia.