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The phrase "a ganglion of irreconcilable antagonisms"
appears in Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore in a dialogue
following Song No. 10 -- Act I.
“RALPH: I am poor in the essence of happiness, lady -- rich only in
never-ending unrest. In me there meet a combination of antithetical
elements which are at eternal war with one another. Driven hither by
objective influences -- thither by subjective emotions -- wafted one
moment into blazing day, by mocking hope -- plunged the next into the
Cimmerian darkness of tangible despair, I am but a living ganglion of
irreconcilable antagonisms. I hope I make myself clear, lady?”
Source: Boise State University
http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/web_opera/pn10d.html
Here is the complete text where you may verify that the phrase appears
after the tenth song in Act I.
H.M.S. PINAFORE OR THE LASS THAT LOVED A SAILOR
Libretto by William S. Gilbert
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Source: Boise State University
http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/libretto.txt
ACT I
Song No. 10 - A British tar
[13K, 2 min. 17 seconds] Sung by Ralph, Boatswain, Carpenter's Mate,
and Chorus of Sailors
The phrase is in the dialogue after this song.
http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/web_opera/operhome.html
H.M.S. PINAFORE
Written by W. S. Gilbert
Music by Sir Arthur Sullivan
http://math.boisestate.edu/gas/pinafore/html/pinafore_home.html
Read Act I of H.M.S. PINAFORE here:
http://www.worldwideschool.org/library/books/lit/plays/gilbertandsullivan/GS-Pinafore/chap2.html
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