 See yonder poor o'er-labored wight. So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn.  The poetical works and letters of Robert Burns - Page 40by Robert Burns - 1859 - 642 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See, yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And fee his lordly fellow-worm, The poor petition fpurn, U 2 n 'waqragr OL If 1'ftu <<Jid%sfi8 ysaffi ator*71*... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. • See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abjed, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And fee his lordly feUoia-voorm The poor Petition fpurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And helplefs offspring... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abjed, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And fee his lordly fellow-worm The poor Petition fpurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife, And helplefs offspring... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1804 - 242 pages
...mourn ! * • -i. •• til* -.i! i:1. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wigUt, t .-., 1 ^ So abjefl, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toill And fee his lordly fellma--wona , The poor Petition fpurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And... | |
 | 1810 - 420 pages
...wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slav«, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has Man the will and paw'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pages
...inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn ! ' See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. ' If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd. Why was an independent wish E'er planted in... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife, And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn! « See yonder poor e'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly feHow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn.... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...inhumanity to man, Makes countless thousands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabor'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly fellow worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife , And helpless offspring mourn.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 pages
...wife And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordting's slave, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subjeet to His eruelty or seorn ? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? X. Yet, let not this... | |
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