Maxioms by George Colman ("the Younger")
I marched the lobby, twirled my stick,
. . . .
The girls all cried, "He's quite read more
I marched the lobby, twirled my stick,
. . . .
The girls all cried, "He's quite the kick."
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk,
Sipped brandy and water gayly.
My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I
had a soul above buttons.
My father was an eminent button-maker at Birmingham, . . . but I
had a soul above buttons.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.
All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.