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George Colman the Elder
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George Colman (April 1732 – 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger. He also owned a theatre.
Quotes
Love and a cottage! Eh, Fanny! Ah, give me indifference and a coach and six!
The Clandestine Marriage (1766), act 1 (written with David Garrick)
Cf. Keats, "Lamia" (1820), pt. 2:
Love in a hut, with water and a crust,Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust.
External links
Category:Poets from England
Category:Playwrights from England
Category:Essayists from England
Category:1732 births
Category:1794 deaths