Sir William Strickland

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    “They turn one’s legs
    To cribbage pegs—”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)

    “Haf owre, haf owre to Aberdour,
    It’s fiftie fadom deip,
    And thair lies guid Sir Patrick Spence,
    Wi the Scots lords at his feit.”
    —Unknown. Sir Patrick Spens (l. 41–44)