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] |