George du Maurier
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a French-born British author and cartoonist.
Quotes
[edit]- A little work, a little gay
To keep us going—and so good-day!
A little warmth, a little light
Of love’s bestowing—and so, good-night.
A little fun, to match the sorrow
Of each day’s growing—and so, good-morrow!
A little trust that when we die
We reap our sowing—and so—good-bye!- Trilby (1894). Compare:
- PEU DE CHOSE
La vie est vaine,
Un peu d’amour,
Un peu de haine,
Et puis—Bonjour!
La vie est brève:
Un peu d’espoir,
Un peu de rève
Et puis—Bon soir!- Léon de Montenaeken; translated by Louise Chandler Moulton as:
- Ah, brief is Life,
Love’s short sweet way,
With dreamings rife,
And then—Good-day!
And Life is vain—
Hope’s vague delight,
Grief’s transient pain,
And then—Good-night.
- PEU DE CHOSE
- Trilby (1894). Compare:
- Life ain’t all beer and skittles, and more’s the pity; but what’s the odds, so long as you’re happy?
- Trilby (1894).
External links
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- Biography at Centre for Whistler studies
- George Du Maurier at Lambiek.net
- George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians by T. Martin Wood. Full text of the 1913 book from Project Gutenberg
- Works by George du Maurier at Project Gutenberg
- Gallery of Du Maurier cartoons at Punchcartoons.com