 WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem. To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee...  The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Page 267by Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Anna Maria Hall - 1847 - 862 pages
...since nothing cm be more beautiful than Burns's address. " ' Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou'i met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the stourc Thy slender stem . To spare thce now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem !' " " Yes, yes," exclaimed... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 228 pages
...Address to a Mountain Daisy, and see how the associations with woman cluster in the sentiments : — " Wee, modest crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in...evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy tender stem ; " Thou in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawy bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 222 pages
...associations with woman cluster in the sentiments : — " Wee, modest crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou'a met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy tender stem ; ***** " Thou in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawy bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1849 - 416 pages
...succession raise, her ornament and guard. TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou'st met me in an evil hour; For I maun crush amang the...stoure, Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my power, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! its no thy neehor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet ; Bending thee... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1850 - 764 pages
...MOUNTAIN DAISY, OR TUBNIHO ONE DOWN WITH THE PLOUOH DC APRIL 1786. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou's met me in an evil hour; For I maun crush amang...stoure Thy slender stem; To spare thee now is past my power, Thou bonnie gem. Alas! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet! Bending thee... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...succession raise, her ornament and guard. TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou'st met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the...stoure, Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my power Thou boanie gem. Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet, The boanie lark, companion meet ; Bending thee... | |
 | Miss Colman (Pamela Atkins) - American poetry - 1850 - 146 pages
...Daloy, ON TURNING ONE DOWN WITH A PLOUGH. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met nie in ;m evil hour; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou burmie gem. Alas ! it 's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet, Bending thee 'mang the... | |
 | Botany - 1850 - 436 pages
...the daisies, " bonny gems :"— " Wee modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hoar : For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem...spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem." Still we have hope ; those figured in a preceding page are not so bad ; — like fancy Pelargoniums... | |
 | Botany - 1850 - 442 pages
...11 Wee raodefit, crimson-tipped flowV, Thou'e met me in ал evil hour : For I maun crush апшпк the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonulc gem." Still we have hope ; those figured in a preceding page arc not so bad ; — like fancy... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1892 - 688 pages
...genealogical vista will be left to the cold-blooded scientist. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou 'в met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the atuurc Thy slender stem. To spare thee now is past my pow'r Thou bonie gem. Burns'» Address ' To a... | |
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