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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

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Lady Nairne. (1766–1845)
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    There ’s nae sorrow there, John, There ’s neither cauld nor care, John, The day is aye fair, In the land o’ the leal.
          The Land o’ the Leal.
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    Gude nicht, and joy be wi’ you a’.
          Gude Nicht, etc. 1
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    Oh, we ’re a’ noddin’, nid, nid, noddin’; Oh, we ’re a’ noddin’ at our house at hame.
          We ’re a’ Noddin’.
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    A penniless lass wi’ a lang pedigree.
          The Laird o’ Cockpen.
Andrew Jackson. (1767–1845)
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    Our Federal Union: it must be preserved.
          Toast given on the Jefferson Birthday Celebration in 1830.
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    You are uneasy; you never sailed with me before, I see. 2
          Life of Jackson (Parton). Vol. iii. p. 493.
John Quincy Adams. (1767–1848)
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    Think of your forefathers! Think of your posterity! 3
          Speech at Plymouth, Dec. 22, 1802.
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    In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill-will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow-men, not knowing what they do. 4
          Letter to A. Bronson. July 30, 1838.
Note 1. Sir Alexander Boswell composed a version of this song. [back]
Note 2. A remark made to an elderly gentleman who was sailing with Jackson down Chesapeake Bay in an old steamboat, and who exhibited a little fear. See Also: Andrew Jackson: First Inaugural Address Andrew Jackson: Second Inaugural Address [back]
Note 3. Et majores vestros et posteros cogitate.—Tacitus: Agricola, c. 32. 31. [back]
Note 4. With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right.—Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address. [back]