 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
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 454 pages
...mouse in whose fate he saw his own — but more unfortunate ! " Still thou art blest compared wi' me 1 The present only toucheth thee : But och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! And forward, though I canna see, I guess and fear" At Ellisland his colley bore on his collar, "... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1859 - 284 pages
...aft a-gley,7 And lea'e us naught but grief and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och...drear ! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an* fear.8 LINES ON SOAKING SOME WATEB-FOWL IN LOCH-TURIT, A wild scene among the hills of Ouchtertyre.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 530 pages
...may be vain; The best laid scheme 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...But, och ! I backward cast my e'e, On prospects drear t An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear.f TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY, OH TURNING ONE DOWN WITH THE... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 pages
...griel and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only touches thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects...! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear. Burns. (1) Wee bif Itousie— little bit of a house. (2) Wm'i— winds. The final consonant is often... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 120 pages
...For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, oh ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! An* forward, tho' I canna see, 1 guess an' fear. 1. What was the occasion of these beautiful lines? 'J. What does the poet call himself... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 362 pages
...For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, oh ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! An' forward, tho' I cauna see, 1 guess an' fear. 1. What was the occasion of these beautiful lines? 2. What does the poet... | |
 | England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
...aft a-gley, An' lea's us nought but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my eV On prospects drear An' forward, though I canna see, I guess, an' fear. BURNS. ALL are architects... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 pages
...For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, oh ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! An' forward, tho' I canna see, I guess an' fear. 1. What was the occasion of these beautiful lines? 2. What does the poet call himself in verse second?... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...aft a-gley, And 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! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! And forward, tho' I canna see, I guess and fear. R. Burns CXLV A WISH Mine be a cot beside the hill;... | |
 | John Wilson - 1861 - 236 pages
...— but more unfortunate ! " Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thce : But och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! An" forward, though I canna see, I guess and/ear." At Ellisland his colley bore on his collar, " Robert Burns, poet... | |
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