George Colman the Younger
English dramatist and writer (1762-1836)
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George Colman (October 21, 1762 – October 17, 1836), known as "the Younger," was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, and son of George Colman "the Elder".
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- On their own merits modest men are dumb.
- Epilogue to the Heir at Law, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- And what 's impossible can't be,
And never, never comes to pass.- The Maid of the Moor, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- Three stories high, long, dull, and old,
As great lords' stories often are.- The Maid of the Moor, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
- Lodgings for Single Gentlemen, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- But when ill indeed,
E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.- Lodgings for Single Gentlemen, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- When taken,
To be well shaken.- The Newcastle Apothecary, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- Thank you, good sir, I owe you one.
- The Poor Gentleman, Act I, Scene 2, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- O Miss Bailey!
Unfortunate Miss Bailey!- Love laughs at Locksmiths, Act ii, Song, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- 'T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw!- Blue Beard, Act ii, Scene 5, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- I had a soul above buttons.
- Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market, Scene 1, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
- Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.- Mynheer Vandunck, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).