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Gentlemen: Quotations from Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations

Oh! St. Patrick was a gentleman, Who came of decent people.— HENRY BENNETT — St. Patrick was a

Gentleman. Tho' modest, on his unembarrass'd brow Nature had written-"Gentleman."— BYRON — Don Juan. Canto IX. St. 83.

I was ne'er so thrummed since I was a gentleman.— THOMAS DEKKER — The Honest Whore. Pt. I. Act IV. Sc. 2.

The best of men That e'er wore earth about him was a sufferer; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed.— THOMAS DEKKER — The Honest Whore. Pt. I. Act I. Sc. 2.

His tribe were God Almighty's gentlemen.— DRYDEN — Absalom and Achitophel. Pt. I. L. 645.

A gentleman born, master parson; who writes himself 'Armigero;' in any bill, warrant, quittance, or obligation, 'Armigero.'— Shakespeare — Merry Wives of Windsor. Act I. Sc. 1. L. 9.

An affable and courteous gentleman.— Shakespeare — Taming of the Shrew. Act I. Sc. 2. L. 98.

"I am a gentleman." I'll be sworn thou art; Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions and spirit, Do give thee five-fold blazon.— Shakespeare — Twelfth Night. Act I. Sc. 5. L. 310.

I freely told you, all the wealth I had Ran in my veins, I was a gentleman.— Shakespeare — Merchant of Venice. Act III. Sc. 2. L. 257,