 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 breast,...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 2601809Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 pages
...WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'n Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For 1 maun crush amang the sloure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The honnie /i'."', companion meet ! Bonding theo 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' Rpreckled... | |
 | Botany - 1850 - 442 pages
...11 Wee raodefit, crimson-tipped flowV, Thou'e met me in ал evil hour : For I maun crush апшпк the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonulc gem." Still we have hope ; those figured in a preceding page arc not so bad ; — like fancy... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1892 - 688 pages
...genealogical vista will be left to the cold-blooded scientist. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou 'в met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the atuurc Thy slender stem. To spare thee now is past my pow'r Thou bonie gem. Burns'» Address ' To a... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 pages
...PLOUGH. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou'st met me in an evil hour, For I must crush among the stoure Thy slender stem, To spare thee now is past my power, Thou bonny gero ! Alas! 'tis not thy neighbour sweet, The bonny lark, companion meet, Bending... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...stane — stone. histie = dry. r := neignt cauld = cold. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou'st met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the...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 breast,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...On turning one down with. the plmigh, in April, 1786. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou 'st 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 bonnie gem. Alas ! it 's no thy neibor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet, Bending... | |
 | Flower gardening - 1851 - 390 pages
...upon turning one down with the plough in April 1786." The first stanza shews the poet's feeling: " Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour; For I maun crush amang the stourc Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem." The poet's moral in... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - English poetry - 1852 - 356 pages
...Itountain On turning one down with the ploiigh in April, 1780. Burns. TYTEE, modest, crimson-tapped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun...past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem ! Alas ! it's no thy neibor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet, Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet, Wi' speckled breast,... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...derive their chief beauty from the same tone of sentiment. " Wee. modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Toon's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the...past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem ! " Alas', it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mangthe dewy weet! AVi' spreckl'd breast.... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...ToaMountainDaisy, — on turningone down with the Plough. Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me m an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy...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' speckl'd breast,... | |
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