Page 454. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Page 454

George, the Younger Colman. (1762–1836)

4802

On their own merits modest men are dumb.

Epilogue to the Heir at Law.

4803

And what ’s impossible can’t be,
And never, never comes to pass.

The Maid of the Moor.

4804

Three stories high, long, dull, and old,
As great lords’ stories often are.

The Maid of the Moor.

4805

Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.

Lodgings for Single Gentlemen.

4806

But when ill indeed,
E’en dismissing the doctor don’t always succeed.

Lodgings for Single Gentlemen.

4807

When taken,
To be well shaken.

The Newcastle Apothecary.

4808

Thank you, good sir, I owe you one.

The Poor Gentleman. Act i. Sc. 2.

4809

O Miss Bailey!
Unfortunate Miss Bailey!

Love laughs at Locksmiths. Act ii. Song.

4810

’T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw!

Blue Beard. Act ii. Sc. 5.

4811

I had a soul above buttons.

Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market. Sc. 1.

4812

Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.

Mynheer Vandunck.

James Hurdis. (1763–1801)

4813

Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed. 1

The Village Curate.

Note 1.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.—Breton: Court and Country (1618; reprint, p. 183). [back]