 | Robert Burns - 1804 - 228 pages
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 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...a' thy trouble, But house or bald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' craurench cauld I Bnt, Monsie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' niice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranrench canld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, 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 a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
 | 1812 - 140 pages
...praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. 1 t " But, raousie, thou art no thy lane, In 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 promised joy. " Still... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...trouble, But house or hauld, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! Bat, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain For promis'd... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' eranreueh eauld 1 But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid sehemes o' miee an' men Gang aft a-gly, Au' lea's us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...trouble, Baith house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, Ail 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 a-glev, An* lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For prom is'd... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, 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 a-gly, Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid scemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy.... | |
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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, An' forward,... 
