| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1786 - 248 pages
...cauld ! But Moufie, thou art no thy.*lane, In proving fore/ight may be vain : The beft laid fchemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promif d joy ! Still, thou art bleft, compar'd wi' me ! The prefent only toucheth thee... | |
| Robert Burns - 1794 - 264 pages
...cauld ! But, Moufie, thou art no thy lane, In proving forefig ht may be vain : The beft-laid fchemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art bleft, compar'd wi' me ! The prefent only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I... | |
| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1797 - 264 pages
...cauld! But, Moufie, thou art no thy lane, •In proving forefight may be vain : The beft-laid fchemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still Still thou art bleft, compar'd wi' me ! The prefent only toucheth thee: But, Och ! I backward caft... | |
| Robert Burns - Dialect poetry, Scottish - 1800 - 268 pages
...cauid ! But, Moufie, thou art no thy lane, In proving/or^ bt may be vain : The beft-laid fchemes or Mice an' Men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still Still thou are bleft, compar'd wi' me ! ' The prefent only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward caft... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...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 art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present ouly toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear I .An' forward,... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 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 - 1811 - 500 pages
...cranreuch cauld But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e...promis'd joy, Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear ! An' forward,... | |
| 1812 - 140 pages
...merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. 1 t " But, raousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes...• 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 present only toucheth thee... | |
| Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...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 joy. Still than art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee: But, och ! I hackward cast my e'e,... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...cauld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving fmesig ht may be vain : The best laid scemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought...promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me! The present only toucheth thee : But, och! I backward cast my ee On prospects drear! An' forward, tho'... | |
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