“A penniless lass wi' a lang pedigree.”
The Laird o' Cockpen.
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Carolina, Baroness Nairne 4
British musician 1766–1845Related quotes

“For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne!”
Auld Lang Syne, chorus (1788)
“Now there once was a lass, and a very pretty lass,
And she was an isotope's daughter”
The Lass o' the Lab - A Modern Folksong.

“Gude nicht, and joy be wi' you a.”
Gude Nicht, etc. Sir Alexander Boswell composed a version of this song.

“An' there began a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.”
The Twa Dogs, st. 6 (1786)

Anecdotes
Source: Dominion, 23 March 1992, p. 6.

Anecdotes
Source: A New Zealand Dictionary of Political Quotations, p. 94.