 O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate...  CARLYLE'S ESSAY ON BURNS - Page 87by WILLARD C. GORE - 1915Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1786
...fnawie bofom fun-ward fpread, Thou lifts thy unafluming head In humble guife ; X 2 But now thejhare uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! * i Such is the fate of artlefs Maid, Sweet jloixfret of the rural fhade ! By Love's fimplicity betray'd, And guilelefs truft,... | |
 | 1809
...diou glinted forth Amid the storm, Scarce r«ar'd above the parent earth Thy tender form. ' There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward...But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! ' III. p. 201, 202. There are many touches of the same kind in most of the popular and beautiful... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804
...thou, beneath the random bield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibbh-jield, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sunward...unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share up tears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet flowet of the rural shade... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804
...thou, beneath the random bield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-jidd, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sunward...unassuming head In humble guise ; But now .the share up tears thy bed, And low thou lies! Such is .the fate of artless maid, Sweet jluwrct .of the rural... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806
...thou beneath the random bield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-Jield, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward...But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies Such is the fate of artless Maid, Sweet flow' ret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808
...thou beneath the random bield O' clod or stahe, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom Sun-ward...But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate, of artless Maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd,... | |
 | English literature - 1809
...thou glinted forth Amid the storm, Scarce re'ar'd above the parent earth Thy tender form. ' There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward...But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies !' III. p. 201, 202. There are many touches of the same kind in most 6f the popular and beautiful poems... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809
...beneath the random bield O' clod or stain;, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward...unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share upteara thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless Maid, Sweet floweret of the rural... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811
...thou, beneath the random bield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward...But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet flow' ret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 648 pages
...random hield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen ulane. There, in thy scantie mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward spread, Thou...thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the sbare uptears thy bed, An' low thou lies! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet flew'ret of the rural... | |
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