George Outram (25 March 1805 – 15 September 1856) was a Scottish humorous poet, Scottish advocate, friend of Professor John Wilson, and for some time editor of The Herald in Glasgow.

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  • I cannot praise the Doctor's eyes;
       I never saw his glance divine;
    He always shuts them when he prays,
       And when he preaches he shuts mine.
    • "On hearing a Lady Praise a certain Rev. Doctor's Eyes"; reported in William Davenport Adams (ed.) English Epigrams (London, [1878]), p. 102
    • Cf Thomas Russell
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