 | England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranrouch 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's us nought but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 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 us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, oh ! I... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 440 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...and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear... | |
 | American periodicals - 1863 - 774 pages
...bald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble An' cranreuch cold ! But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an' men G.'ng aft aglcy, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thon art blesWompared... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 pages
...hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes...men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, comparM wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee :... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' 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, <o An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me... | |
 | Frances Martin - English poetry - 1866 - 506 pages
...To thole8 the winter's sleety dribble, An cranreuch cauld !9 But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane10 In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley,11 An' leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch caukl ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, Jn proving foresight may be vain : , The best laid schemes...men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy. i Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me I The present only Unicheth thee... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Taylor - 1868 - 292 pages
...poets, and all poets were Burns-es, and all Bums-es had sung, " But, mousie, thou art not alane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us naught but grief and pain For promised joy," it wouldn't mend the matter ; it wouldn't turn back the... | |
 | Thomas Crampton - 1868 - 136 pages
...lane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o' mice and men Gang aft a-gley, And lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear... | |
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