John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7678 Charles Stuart Calverley 1831-1884 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7678 |
| AUTHOR: | Charles Stuart Calverley (1831–1884) |
| QUOTATION: | The farmer’s daughter hath soft brown hair (Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) And I met with a ballad, I can’t say where, That wholly consisted of lines like these. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ballad. |