The world has joked incessantly for over fifty centuries. And every… — W.S. Gilbert · Skopia

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The world has joked incessantly for over fifty centuries. And every joke that's possible has long ago been made.

1894

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Gilbert, William Schwenck. His Excellency. Composed by F. Osmond Carr. 1894, Lyric Theatre, London, England, UK.

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