Henry James Byron

Henry James Byron (8 January 1835 – 11 April 1884) was a prolific English dramatist, as well as an editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor.

Quotes

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  • This gardener's rule applies to youth and age,
    When young sow wild oats, but when old grow sage.
    • The Pilgrim of Love! (1860)
  • Life's too short for chess.

English Epigrams

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William Davenport Adams (ed.) English Epigrams (London, [1878]), pp. 249, 269
  • Love levels all,—it elevates the clown,
    And often brings the fattest people down.
    • "On Love"
  • The least drop in the world I do not mind:
    "Cognac"'s a noun I never yet declin'd.
    • "Grammatical"
  • Smart soldiers like to be well tightened in:
    Loose habits would destroy all discipline.
    • "Military"
  • My dog, who picks up everything one teaches,
    Has got "three heads," like Mr. Gladstone's speeches,
    But, as might naturally be expected,
    His are considerably more connected.
    • "Cerberus"
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