John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
George
1 |
On their own merits modest men are dumb. |
Epilogue to the Heir at Law. |
2 |
And what ’s impossible can’t be, And never, never comes to pass. |
The Maid of the Moor. |
3 |
Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords’ stories often are. |
The Maid of the Moor. |
4 |
Like two single gentlemen rolled into one. |
Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. |
5 |
But when ill indeed, E’en dismissing the doctor don’t always succeed. |
Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. |
6 |
When taken, To be well shaken. |
The Newcastle Apothecary. |
7 |
Thank you, good sir, I owe you one. |
The Poor Gentleman. Act i. Sc. 2. |
8 |
O Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey! |
Love laughs at Locksmiths. Act ii. Song. |
9 |
’T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw! |
Blue Beard. Act ii. Sc. 5. |
10 |
I had a soul above buttons. |
Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market. Sc. 1. |
11 |
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly. |
Mynheer Vandunck. |