James Smith

English parody writer (1775–1839)

James Smith (10 February 177524 December 1839), along with his younger brother Horace Smith, wrote the Rejected Addresses.

Quotes

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  • No Drury Lane for you to-day.
    • Rejected Addresses, "The Baby's Début", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
  • I saw them go: one horse was blind,
    The tails of both hung down behind,
    Their shoes were on their feet.
    • Rejected Addresses, "The Baby's Début", reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
  • Lax in their gaiters, laxer in their gait.
    • The Theatre, reported under James Smith in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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