Famous quotes containing the words rantin laddie, unknown, rantin and/or laddie:
“Ye lassies all, where’er ye be,
And ye lie with an east-shore laddie,
Ye’ll happy be and ye’ll happy be,
For they are frank and free.”
—Unknown. The Rantin Laddie (l. 49–52)
“The total and universal want of manners, both in males and females, is ... remarkable ... that polish which removes the coarser and rougher parts of our nature is unknown and undreamed of.”
—Frances Trollope (1780–1863)
“Ye lassies all, where’er ye be,
And ye lie with an east-shore laddie,
Ye’ll happy be and ye’ll happy be,
For they are frank and free.”
—Unknown. The Rantin Laddie (l. 49–52)
“Oft have I played at cards and dice,
Because they were so enticing;
But this is a sad and sorrowful day
To see my apron rising.”
—Unknown. The Rantin Laddie (l. 1–4)