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 bonnie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spreckl'd... The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 158by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
| Robert Burns - Scottish poetry - 1797 - 304 pages
...flender ftem. To fpare thee now is paft my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas! Alas ! its no thy neebor fweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' fpreckl'd breaft, When upward-fpringing, blythe, to greet The purpling Eaft. Cauld blew the bitter-biting... | |
| Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...flender ftem. To fpare thee now is paft my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas! Alas ! its no thy neebor fweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' fpreckl'd bread, When upward-fpringing, blythe, to greet The purpling Eaft. Cauld blew the bitter-biting... | |
| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 300 pages
...flender ftem. To fpare thee now is pail my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! its no thy neebor fweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' fpreckl'd breaft, When upward-fpringing, blythe, to greet The purpling Eaft. • • Cauld blew the... | |
| 1809 - 530 pages
...sentiment. « Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For L maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is...thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet I • : ' . • . . Bending dice 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spree kl'd breast, • When upward-springing,... | |
| Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 176 pages
...BURNS. 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 bonnie gem ! Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spreckled... | |
| John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pages
...BURNS. 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 pew'r, Thou bonnie gem ! * Alas ! its BO thy neebor sweet ; The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...April, 1786. 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...companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spreckl'd breast, When upward-springing, blythe, to greet The purpling east. CnuM Cauld blew the bitter-biting... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...APRIL, 1786. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Tbou's met me in an evil hour ; For I mann cntsh amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wf... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 440 pages
...paper. Wee, * modest, crimson-tipped flower, 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 power, Thou bonie gen. * Wee, little; maun, must ; stoure, dust ; veet, wet, asubitanVOL. VI. 2 B Alas... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 356 pages
...Paper. •Wee modest, crimson-tipped flower, 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 power, Thou bonie gem. , ' • Alas ! it's no thy neighbour sweet, The bony Lark, companion meet !... | |
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