13 George, the Younger Colman Quotes
George, the Younger Colman presents playful absurdities about impossibility and grand tales.
George, the Younger Colman quotes
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On their own merits modest men are dumb.
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And what 's impossible can't be, And never, never comes to pass.
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Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords' stories often are.
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Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
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But when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
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When taken, To be well shaken.
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Thank you, good sir, I owe you one.
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O Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey!
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'T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw!
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I had a soul above buttons.
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Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly.
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Also attributed
Says he, 'I am a handsome man, but I'm a gay deceiver'.
Mum's the word.