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."

But when ill indeed,
E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),

But when ill indeed,
E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed.
- George Colman ("The Younger"),

All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.

All argument will vanish before one touch of nature.

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."

On their own merits modest men are dumb.

On their own merits modest men are dumb.