George Outram
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.
Quotes
edit- 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