John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4769 Robert Burns 1759-1796 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4769 |
| AUTHOR: | Robert Burns (1759–1796) |
| QUOTATION: | It ’s guid to be merry and wise, 1 It ’s guid to be honest and true, It ’s guid to support Caledonia’s cause, And bide by the buff and the blue. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Here ’s a Health to Them that ’s Awa’. |
| Note 1. See Heywood, Quotation 6. [back] |