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George Outram
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George Outram (25 March 1805 – 15 September 1856) was a Scottish humorous poet, Scottish advocate, friend of Professor John Wilson, and for some time editor of Herald (Glasgow) The Herald in Glasgow.
Quotes
I cannot praise the Doctor's eyes; I never saw his glance divine; He always shuts them when he prays, And when he preaches he shuts mine.
"On hearing a Lady Praise a certain Rev. Doctor's Eyes"; reported in William Davenport Adams (ed.) English Epigrams (London, [1878]), p. 102
Cf Thomas Russell
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Category:1805 births
Category:1856 deaths
Category:Poets from Scotland