John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
George
| 1 |
| On their own merits modest men are dumb. |
| Epilogue to the Heir at Law. |
| 2 |
| And what ’s impossible can’t be, And never, never comes to pass. |
| The Maid of the Moor. |
| 3 |
| Three stories high, long, dull, and old, As great lords’ stories often are. |
| The Maid of the Moor. |
| 4 |
| Like two single gentlemen rolled into one. |
| Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. |
| 5 |
| But when ill indeed, E’en dismissing the doctor don’t always succeed. |
| Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. |
| 6 |
| When taken, To be well shaken. |
| The Newcastle Apothecary. |
| 7 |
| Thank you, good sir, I owe you one. |
| The Poor Gentleman. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 8 |
| O Miss Bailey! Unfortunate Miss Bailey! |
| Love laughs at Locksmiths. Act ii. Song. |
| 9 |
| ’T is a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw! |
| Blue Beard. Act ii. Sc. 5. |
| 10 |
| I had a soul above buttons. |
| Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market. Sc. 1. |
| 11 |
| Mynheer Vandunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly. |
| Mynheer Vandunck. |