The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

3.140 William Collingbourne d. 1484
The Cat, the Rat, and Lovell our dog
Rule all England under a hog.
Referring to Sir William Catesby (d. 1485), Sir Richard Ratcliffe (d. 1485), Lord Lovell (1454-c.1487),
whose crest was a dog, and King Richard III, whose emblem was a wild boar. Collingbourne was executed on
Tower Hill. Robert Fabyan ‘The Concordance of Chronicles’ (ed. H. Ellis, 1811) p. 672
3.141 Admiral Collingwood (Cubert, Baron Collingwood) 1748-1810
Now, gentlemen, let us do something today which the world may talk of hereafter.
Said before the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805, in G. L. Newnham Collingwood (ed.) ‘A Selection
from the Correspondence of Lord Collingwood’ (1828) vol. 1, p. 168
3.142 R. G. Collingwood 1889-1943
Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what
he wants to do.
‘Speculum Mentis’ (1924) p. 25.
3.143 Charles Collins and Fred W. Leigh
My old man said, ‘Follow the van,
Don’t dilly-dally on the way!’
Off went the cart with the home packed in it,
I walked behind with my old cock linnet.
But I dillied and dallied, dallied and dillied,
Lost the van and don’t know where to roam.
You can’t trust the ‘specials’ like the old time ‘coppers’
When you can’t find your way home.
‘Don’t Dilly-Dally on the Way’ (1919 song, popularized by Marie Lloyd)
3.144 Charles Collins and Fred Murray
Boiled beef and carrots.
Title of song (1910, popularized by Harry Champion)
3.145 Charles Collins, E. A. Sheppard, and Fred Terry
Any old iron, any old iron,
Any any old old iron?
You look neat
Talk about a treat,
You look dapper from your napper to your feet.
Dressed in style, brand new tile,
And your father’s old green tie on,
But I wouldn’t give you tuppence for your old watch chain;