John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
4646 Charles Dibdin 1745-1814 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 4646 |
| AUTHOR: | Charles Dibdin (1745–1814) |
| QUOTATION: | Spanking Jack was so comely, so pleasant, so jolly, Though winds blew great guns, still he ’d whistle and sing; Jack loved his friend, and was true to his Molly, And if honour gives greatness, was great as a king. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Sailor’s Consolation. 1 |
| Note 1. A song with this title, beginning, “One night came on a hurricane,” was written by William Pitt, of Malta, who died in 1840. [back] |