| 13 Famous Quotes by George Colman ("The Younger")
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“My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I
had a soul above buttons.”
Soul Quotes Source: Sylvester Daggerwood (act I)
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“Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.”
Drinking Quotes Source: Mynheer Vandunck
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“I marched the lobby, twirled my stick,
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The girls all cried, "He's quite the kick."”
Foppery Quotes Source: Broad Grins--Song (st. 1)
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“Praise the bridge that carried you over.”
Praise Quotes Source: Heir-at-Law (act I, sc. 1)
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“All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.”
Nature Quotes Source: Poor Gentleman (act V, 1)
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“Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),”
Unity Quotes Source: Broad Grins--Lodgings for Single Gentlemen
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“'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed bashaw.”
Royalty Quotes Source: Blue Beard (act III, sc. 4)
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“I asked of my dear friend Orator Prig:
"What's the first part of oratory?" He said, "A great wig."
"And what is the second?" Then, dancing a jig
And bowing profoundly, he said, "A great wig."
"And what is the third?" Then he snored like a pig,
And puffing his cheeks out, he replied, "A great wig."”
Oratory Quotes Source: Orator Prig
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“When taken
To be well shaken.”
Medicine Quotes Source: Broad Grins--The Newcastle Apothecary (st. 12)
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“But when ill indeed,
E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),”
Sickness Quotes Source: Broad Grins--Lodgings for Single Gentlemen (st. 7)
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“When the hollow drum has beat to bed
And the little fifer hangs his head,
When all is mute the Moorish flute,
And nodding guards watch wearily,
On, then let me,
From prison free,
March out by moonlight cheerily.”
Moon Quotes Source: Mountaineers (act I, sc. 2)
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“Praise the bridge that carried you over.”
Gratitude Quotes Source: Heir-at-Law (act I, sc. 1)
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“On their own merits modest men are dumb.”
Merit Quotes Source: Epilogue to The Heir-at-Law
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George Colman ("The Younger") Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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