Douglas William Jerrold 1803-1857 John Bartlett


1
He is one of those wise philanthropists who in a time of famine would vote for nothing but a supply of toothpicks.
Douglas Jerrold’s Wit.
2
The surest way to hit a woman’s heart is to take aim kneeling.
Douglas Jerrold’s Wit.
3
That fellow would vulgarize the day of judgment.
A comic Author.
4
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.
The Anglo-French Alliance.
5
The life of the husbandman,—a life fed by the bounty of earth and sweetened by the airs of heaven.
The Husbandman’s Life.
6
Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it.
Meeting Troubles half-way.
7
Earth is here [Australia] so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest.
A Land of Plenty.
8
The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment.
Ugly Trades.
9
A blessed companion is a book,—a book that fitly chosen is a life-long friend.
Books.
10
He was so good he would pour rose-water on a toad.
A charitable Man.



11
As for the brandy, “nothing extenuate;” and the water, put nought in it malice.
Shakespeare Grog.
12
Talk to him of Jacob’s ladder, and he would ask the number of the steps.
A matter-of-fact Man.
13
That questionable superfluity—small beer.
The Tragedy of the Till.