George Colman the Younger

thumb| George Colman (October 21, 1762 – October 17, 1836), known as "the Younger," was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, and son of George Colman "the Elder". Quotes Mum's the word. The Battle of Hexham (1789), act II, sc. i My father was an eminent button maker — but I had a soul above buttons — I panted for a liberal profession. Sylvester Daggerwood (1795), act I, sc. x Praise the bridge that carried you over. The Heir at Law (1797), act I, sc. i Lord help you! Tell ’em Queen Anne's dead. The Heir at Law (1797), act I, sc. i Oh, London is a fine town,  A very famous city,Where all the streets are paved with gold,  And all the maidens pretty. The Heir at Law (1797), act I, sc. ii Not to be sneezed at. The Heir at Law (1797), act II, sc. i On their own merits modest men are dumb. The Heir at Law (1797), Epilogue Like two single gentlemen rolled into one. "Lodgings for Single Gentlemen", in My Night-gown and Slippers (1797) But when ill indeed,E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed. "Lodgings for Single Gentlemen" And, on the label of the stuff,He wrote this verse;Which one would think was clear enough,And terse:—When taken,To be well shaken. "The Newcastle Apothecary", in My Night-gown and Slippers (1797) 'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-lawTo a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw! Blue Beard (1798), act II, sc. v Thank you, good sir, I owe you one. The Poor Gentleman (1801), act I, sc. 2 Oh, Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey! Love Laughs at Locksmiths (1803), act II, Song Says he, 'I am a handsome man, but I'm a gay deceiver.' Love Laughs at Locksmiths (1803), act II, Song His heart runs away with his head. Who Wants a Guinea? (1805), act I, sc. i And what's impossible can't be,And never, never comes to pass. "The Maid of the Moor", in The Belfast Monthly Magazine, vol. 6, no. 35 (1811), p. 481, col. 2 Three stories high, long, dull, and old,As great lords' stories often are. "The Maid of the Moor" As the lone Angler, patient man,At Mewry-Water, or the Banne,Leaves off, against his placid wish,Impaling worms to torture fish The Lady of the Wreck (1813), canto II, st. xviii Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,Sipped brandy and water gayly. "Mynheer Vandunck", in The Minerva, vol. 1, no. 14 (13 July 1822), p. 109, col. 3: old spelling "gaily" Johnson's style was grand and Gibbon’s elegant; the stateliness of the former was sometimes pedantic, and the polish of the latter was occasionally finical. Johnson marched to kettle-drums and trumpets. Gibbon moved to flutes and hautboys. Johnson hewed passages through the Alps, while Gibbon levelled walks through parks and gardens. Random Records (1830), vol. 1, p. 122 External links Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919), p. 454 Category:Poets from England Category:Playwrights from England Category:1762 births Category:1836 deaths Category:People from London