John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4374 Thomas Pery 1729-1811 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4374 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Percy (1729–1811) |
| QUOTATION: | Late, late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi’ the auld moon in hir arme. 1 |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Sir Patrick Spens. |
| Note 1. I saw the new moon late yestreen, Wi’ the auld moon in her arm. From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border. [back] |