Thomas Dunn English

thumb|Thomas Dunn English Thomas Dunn English (June 29 1819 – April 1 1902) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the state's 6th congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1891 to 1895. He was also a published author and songwriter, who had a bitter ongoing feud with Edgar Allan Poe. Quotes thumb|He said...that we had had niggers like oysters at a feast, "fried, stewed, raw, roasted, and sometimes like Page's 'Venus,' on the half shell." He said, in the course of his remarks, that we had had niggers like oysters at a feast, "fried, stewed, raw, roasted, and sometimes like Page's 'Venus,' on the half shell." "The Union Democratic Convention", in The New York Times (July 26, 1860), p. 1, col. 3 That was a day of delight and wonder.While lying the shade of the maple trees under—He felt the soft breeze at its frolicksome play;He smelled the sweet odor of newly mown hay. Under the Trees, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 494 Don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt?Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown;Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile, And trembled with fear at your frown! Ben Bolt, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) Your eyes were filled with love, Kate Vane;Ah, would that we were young again! Kate Vane, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919) External links Thomas Dunn English at The Political Graveyard Thomas Dunn Englishr at Find A Grave Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives Category:1902 deaths Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:People from New Jersey