George Colman the Elder

George Colman (April 1732 – 14 August 1794) was an English dramatist and essayist, usually called "the Elder", and sometimes "George the First", to distinguish him from his son, George Colman the Younger. He also owned a theatre.

Quotes

• Love and a cottage! Eh, Fanny! Ah, give me indifference and a coach and six!
  • The Clandestine Marriage (1766), act 1 (written with David Garrick)
  • Cf. Keats, "Lamia" (1820), pt. 2:

    Love in a hut, with water and a crust,
    Is — Love, forgive us! — cinders, ashes, dust.