Yip Harburg Quotes
Virtue is its own revenge.
Harburg, E. Y. Rhymes for the Irreverent. Grossman Publishers, 1965, p. 41.
This is one of the proverbs of King Solomon of the Jews, son of King David.
A nonjuror was a cleric of the Church of England or the Episcopal Church of Scotland who refused to take a loyalty oath to William & Mary.
She had an affair with the scholar Pete Abelard. The old illustration shows the two of them together.
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (with Jay Gorney), "April in Paris", and "It's Only a Paper Moon", as well as all of the songs for the film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow". He was known for the social commentary of his lyrics, as well as his liberal sensibilities. He championed racial and gender equality and union politics. He also was an ardent critic of religion.
