| 1809 - 530 pages
...cell. ' That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! ' III. p. 147The verses to a Mountain Daisy, though more elegant and picturesque, seem to derive... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...• That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole...winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! But, r But, Mousie, thou art no thy In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an'... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pages
...trouble, But house or bald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' craurench cauld I Bnt, Monsie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' niice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...past That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble,' Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thon's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranrench canld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid... | |
| 1809 - 530 pages
...cell. ' That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thce mony a weary nibble'! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, ; But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, The verses to a Mountain Daisy, though more elegant and picturesque, seem to derive their chief beauty... | |
| Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves and stibble I Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou 's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole...no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
| George Gleig - 1812 - 142 pages
...neither praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. • " But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight...laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy. '.' Still thou art blest compar'd wi' me ! The... | |
| 1812 - 140 pages
...praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. 1 t " But, raousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be...laid schemes o' mice an' men • Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promised joy. " Still thou art blest compar'd wi' me ! The... | |
| Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! L 2 But, But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight...: The best laid schemes. o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi'... | |
| Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...u' thy trouble, But house or hauld, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! Bat, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain For promis'd... | |
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