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

4582 Isaa Bikerstaff 1735-1787 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:4582
AUTHOR:Isaac Bickerstaff (1735–1787)
QUOTATION:And this the burden of his song
  Forever used to be,—
I care for nobody, no, not I,
  If no one cares for me. 1
ATTRIBUTION:Love in a Village. Act i. Sc. 2.
 
Note 1.
If naebody care for me,
I ’ll care for naebody.
Robert Burns: I hae a Wife o’ my Ain. [back]