John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4577 W J Mikle 1734-1788 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4577 |
| AUTHOR: | W. J. Mickle (1734–1788) |
| QUOTATION: | For there ’s nae luck about the house, There ’s nae luck at a’; There ’s little pleasure in the house When our gudeman ’s awa’. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Mariner’s Wife. 1 |
| Note 1. ”The Mariner’s Wife” is now given “by common consent,” says Sarah Tytler, to Jean Adam (1710–1765). [back] |