Maxioms by George Colman ("the Younger")
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
I asked of my dear friend Orator Prig:
"What's the first part of oratory?" He said, "A great wig."
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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."
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."
All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.
All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.
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.
