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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

7678 Charles Stuart Calverley 1831-1884 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:7678
AUTHOR:Charles Stuart Calverley (1831–1884)
QUOTATION:The farmer’s daughter hath soft brown hair
  (Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese)
And I met with a ballad, I can’t say where,
  That wholly consisted of lines like these.
ATTRIBUTION:Ballad.