William Julius Mickle Quotes

• 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'.

  William Julius Mickle

  House, Luck, Littles

  'There's nae Luck about the House'

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• His very foot has music in 't As he comes up the stairs.

  William Julius Mickle

  Music, Feet, Stairs

  William Julius Mickle, Tobias George Smollett (1822). “The Poems of Mickle, and Smollett”, p.93

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• The present moment is our ain, The neist we never saw!

  William Julius Mickle

  Saws, Moments, Present Moment

  William Julius Mickle, Tobias George Smollett (1822). “The Poems of Mickle, and Smollett”, p.93

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• Ah! fraudful malice! how shall wisdom's care Escape the poison of thy gilded snare!

  William Julius Mickle

  Poison, Care, Snares

  Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1778). “The Lusiad; Or, The Discovery of India: An Epic Poem”, p.53

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