John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
W J Mikle 1734-1788 John Bartlett
| 1 |
| The dews of summer nights did fall, The moon, sweet regent of the sky, 1 Silvered the walls of Cumnor Hall And many an oak that grew thereby. |
| Cumnor Hall. |
| 2 |
| For there ’s nae luck about the house, There ’s nae luck at a’; There ’s little pleasure in the house When our gudeman ’s awa’. |
| The Mariner’s Wife. 2 |
| 3 |
| His very foot has music in ’t As he comes up the stairs. |
| The Mariner’s Wife. 3 |
| Note 1. Jove, thou regent of the skies.—Alexander Pope. The Odyssey, book ii. line 42. Now Cynthia, named fair regent of the night.—John Gay: Trivia, book iii. And hail their queen, fair regent of the night.—Darwin: The Botanic Garden, part i. canto ii. line 90. [back] |
| Note 2. ”The Mariner’s Wife” is now given “by common consent,” says Sarah Tytler, to Jean Adam (1710–1765). [back] |
| Note 3. ”The Mariner’s Wife” is now given “by common consent,” says Sarah Tytler, to Jean Adam (1710–1765). [back] |