George Colman the Younger

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

 * On their own merits modest men are dumb.
 * Epilogue to the Heir at Law, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * And what 's impossible can't be, And never, never comes to pass.
 * The Maid of the Moor, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords' stories often are.
 * The Maid of the Moor, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * Like two single gentlemen rolled into one.
 * Lodgings for Single Gentlemen, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * But when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
 * Lodgings for Single Gentlemen, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * When taken, To be well shaken.
 * The Newcastle Apothecary, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * Thank you, good sir, I owe you one.
 * The Poor Gentleman, Act I, Scene 2, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * O Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey!
 * Love laughs at Locksmiths, Act ii, Song, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * 'T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw!
 * Blue Beard, Act ii, Scene 5, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * I had a soul above buttons.
 * Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market, Scene 1, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).


 * Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly.
 * Mynheer Vandunck, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).