George, the Younger Colman Quotes

George, the Younger Colman presents playful absurdities about impossibility and grand tales.

13 quotes

1. On their own merits modest men are dumb.

2. And what 's impossible can't be, And never, never comes to pass.

3. Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords' stories often are.

4. Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.

5. But when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.

6. When taken, To be well shaken.

7. Thank you, good sir, I owe you one.

8. O Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey!

9. 'T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw!

10. I had a soul above buttons.

11. Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly.

12. Says he, 'I am a handsome man, but I'm a gay deceiver'.

13. Mum's the word.