William Barnes Rhodes

William Barnes Rhodes (1772–1826) was a dramatist and banker. In 1810, he wrote a burlesque, Bombastes Furioso, which achieved great popularity. Quotes Who dares this pair of boots displace,Must meet Bombastes face to face. Bombastes Furioso (1810), Act i, scene 4, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). Compare: "Let none but he these arms displace, Who dares Orlando's fury face", Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote, part ii, chapter lxvi; Ray, Proverbs; Thomas, English Prose Romance, page 85. Bom. So have I heard on Afric's burning shoreA hungry lion give a grievous roar;The grievous roar echoed along the shore.Artax. So have I heard on Afric's burning shoreAnother lion give a grievous roar;And the first lion thought the last a bore. Bombastes Furioso (1810), Act i, scene 4, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919). You know you haven't got a singing face. Bombastes Furioso (1810). External links Category:Playwrights from England Category:1772 births Category:1826 deaths Category:People from Leeds