John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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George, the Younger Colman. (1762–1836) |
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On their own merits modest men are dumb. |
Epilogue to the Heir at Law. |
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And what ’s impossible can’t be, And never, never comes to pass. |
The Maid of the Moor. |
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Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords’ stories often are. |
The Maid of the Moor. |
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Like two single gentlemen rolled into one. |
Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. |
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But when ill indeed, E’en dismissing the doctor don’t always succeed. |
Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. |
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When taken, To be well shaken. |
The Newcastle Apothecary. |
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Thank you, good sir, I owe you one. |
The Poor Gentleman. Act i. Sc. 2. |
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O Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey! |
Love laughs at Locksmiths. Act ii. Song. |
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’T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw! |
Blue Beard. Act ii. Sc. 5. |
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I had a soul above buttons. |
Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market. Sc. 1. |
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Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly. |
Mynheer Vandunck. |
James Hurdis. (1763–1801) |
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Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed. 1 |
The Village Curate. |
Note 1. To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.—Breton: Court and Country (1618; reprint, p. 183). [back] |