The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (286 page)
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MacColl, Ewen
1915–89
1915–89
1
And I used to sleep standing on my feet
As we hunted for the shoals of herring.
And I used to sleep standing on my feet
As we hunted for the shoals of herring.
"The Shoals of Herring" (1960 song, from the BBC Radio broadcast
Singing the Fishing
)
McCord, David
1897–
1897–
1
By and by
God caught his eye.
By and by
God caught his eye.
"Remainders" (1935); epitaph for a waiter
McCrae, John
1872–1918
1872–1918
1
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.
"In Flanders Fields" (1915)
MacDiarmid, Hugh
1892–1978
1892–1978
1
Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland
small
?
Only as a patch of hillside may be a cliché corner
To a fool who cries "Nothing but heather!"…
The rose of all the world is not for me.
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
Scotland small? Our multiform, our infinite Scotland
small
?
Only as a patch of hillside may be a cliché corner
To a fool who cries "Nothing but heather!"…
Direadh
1 (1974)
The rose of all the world is not for me.
I want for my part
Only the little white rose of Scotland
That smells sharp and sweet—and breaks the heart.
"The Little White Rose" (1934)
MacDonald, George
1824–1905
1824–1905
1
Where did you come from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into here.
Where did you come from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into here.
At the Back of the North Wind
(1871) ch. 33 "Song"
MacDonald, Ramsay
1866–1937
1866–1937
1
Tomorrow every Duchess in London will be wanting to kiss me!
after forming the National Government, 25 August 1931
Tomorrow every Duchess in London will be wanting to kiss me!
after forming the National Government, 25 August 1931
Viscount Snowden
An Autobiography
(1934) vol. 2
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