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Collins, William
1721–59
1721–59
1
To fair Fidele's grassy tomb
Soft maids and village hinds shall bring
Each opening sweet of earliest bloom,
And rifle all the breathing spring.
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest!
To fair Fidele's grassy tomb
Soft maids and village hinds shall bring
Each opening sweet of earliest bloom,
And rifle all the breathing spring.
"Dirge" (1744); occasionally included in 18th-century performances of Shakespeare's
Cymbeline
How sleep the brave, who sink to rest,
By all their country's wishes blest!
"Ode Written in the Year 1746" (1748)
Colman, George
, the Elder 1732–94 and
Garrick, David
1717–79
, the Elder 1732–94 and
Garrick, David
1717–79
1
Love and a cottage! Eh, Fanny! Ah, give me indifference and a coach and six!
Love and a cottage! Eh, Fanny! Ah, give me indifference and a coach and six!
The Clandestine Marriage
(1766) act 1.
Colman, George
, the Younger 1762–1836
, the Younger 1762–1836
1
Oh, London is a fine town,
A very famous city,
Where all the streets are paved with gold,
And all the maidens pretty.
Says he, "I am a handsome man, but I'm a gay deceiver."
Oh, London is a fine town,
A very famous city,
Where all the streets are paved with gold,
And all the maidens pretty.
The Heir at Law
(performed 1797, published 1808) act 1, sc. 2
Says he, "I am a handsome man, but I'm a gay deceiver."
Love Laughs at Locksmiths
(1808) act 2
Colton, Charles Caleb
c.
1780–1832
c.
1780–1832
1
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Lacon
(1820) vol. 1, no. 183
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
Lacon
(1820) vol. 1, no. 322
Colum Cille, St
?521–597
?521–597
1
To every cow her calf, to every book its copy.
To every cow her calf, to every book its copy.
traditionally attributed
Comden, Betty
1919– and
Green, Adolph
1915–
1919– and
Green, Adolph
1915–
1
New York, New York,—a helluva town.
The party's over, it's time to call it a day.
New York, New York,—a helluva town.
New York, New York
(1945 song)
The party's over, it's time to call it a day.
"The Party's Over" (1956)
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