 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 agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an  CARLYLE'S ESSAY ON BURNS - Page 77by WILLARD C. GORE - 1915Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...but grief an pain, Forpromisd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present only ioucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear An' forward, tho' I canna see, an'/ear. A WINTER NIGHT. foflr naked wretchcm, wberesoe'er yon are, That bide the pelting of this pitylen... | |
 | 1831 - 426 pages
...grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compart wi* me .' The prętent only touchcth thee: But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear ! An' forward, though I canna »ее, I guets an'/едг. A WINTER NIGHT. Poor naked wretches, nheresoe'er ya& are,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 370 pages
...An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! ul The present only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e, - ,j,i On prospects drear ! "i An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear. " The charm," says... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us naught but grief an' pain, Still thou art blest, compared bare columns of those lofty firs, Supporting gracefully a massy though I canna see, I guess an' fear. A WINTER'S NIGHT. Poor, naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an' men. Gang aft a-gley," An lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd...prospects drear ! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an'/ear.P c The rest. d Winds. e To build. / Aftergrass. e Bitter, biting. A Snugly. i Without. k Hold,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Indians - 1844 - 680 pages
...proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' 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,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 336 pages
...proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' 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,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...a-gley,11 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, och...! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear. Burns. 1 Wee bit houaie — little bit of a house. 1 Win's — winds. The final consonant is often... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 248 pages
...,the poor mouse in whose fate he saw his own—but more unfortunate ! " Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But och...backward cast my e'e On prospects drear! An' forward, though I canna see, I guess and fear." At Ellisland his colley bore on his collar, " Robert Burns,... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...An' leave us naught but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blessed, compared with nje The present only toucheth thee ; But, Och ! I backward...drear, An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear. TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY, TURNED DOWN BY A PLOUGH. — Bums. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou 's... | |
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