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Thomas Dunn English
4 quotes
“He said, in the course of his remarks, that we had had niggers like oysters at a feast, "fried, stewed, raw, roasted, and sometimes like 's 'Venus,' on the half shell.”
Thomas Dunn English (1819–1902) first seen 1860 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Union Democratic Convention", in The New York Times (July 26, 1860), p. 1, col. 3
“That was a day of delight and wonder. While lying the shade of the maple trees under— He felt the soft breeze at its frolicksome play; He smelled the sweet odor of newly mown hay.”
Thomas Dunn English (1819–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Under the Trees, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 494
“Don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt? Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown; Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile, And trembled with fear at your frown!”
Thomas Dunn English (1819–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Ben Bolt, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
“Your eyes were filled with love, Kate Vane; Ah, would that we were young again!”
Thomas Dunn English (1819–1902) said by 1902 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Kate Vane, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)