4577. W. J. Mickle. 1734-1788. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

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


NUMBER:	4577
AUTHOR:	W. J. Mickle (1734–1788)
QUOTATION:	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’.
ATTRIBUTION:	The Mariner’s Wife. 1

Note 1.
”The Mariner’s Wife” is now given “by common consent,” says Sarah Tytler, to Jean Adam (1710–1765). [back]