John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Isaa Bikerstaff 1735-1787 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| Hope! thou nurse of young desire. |
| Love in a Village. Act i. Sc. 1. |
| 2 |
| There was a jolly miller once, Lived on the river Dee; He worked and sung from morn till night: No lark more blithe than he. |
| Love in a Village. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 3 |
| And this the burden of his song Forever used to be,— I care for nobody, no, not I, If no one cares for me. 1 |
| Love in a Village. Act i. Sc. 2. |
| 4 |
| Young fellows will be young fellows. |
| Love in a Village. Act ii. Sc. 2. |
| 5 |
| Ay, do despise me! I ’m the prouder for it; I like to be despised. |
| The Hypocrite. Act v. Sc. 1. |
| Note 1. If naebody care for me, I ’ll care for naebody. Robert Burns: I hae a Wife o’ my Ain. [back] |