 If Heaven a draught of heavenly pleasure spare, One cordial in this melancholy vale, 'Tis when a youthful, loving, modest pair, In other's arms breathe out the tender tale, Beneath the milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale.  Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect - Page 132by Robert Burns - 1824Full view - About this book
 | 1829 - 632 pages
...TADMAN. " Is there in human form that bears a heart A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth I That can with studied, sly, ensnaring art, Betray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth? Clime on his perjured arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exil'd? I* there... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...gala] Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth t That can, with studied, sly, ensnaring art, Betray...Points to the parents fondling o'er their child: Then paiuts the ruin'd maid, aud their distraction wild ! The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1820 - 458 pages
...milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale.' X. Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That...Curse on his perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honor, virtue, conscience, all exil'd? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the parents fondling... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1820 - 470 pages
...milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale.' X. Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That...can, with studied, sly, ensnaring art, Betray sweet Jennys unsuspecting youth ? Curse on his perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honor, virtue, conscience,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...the milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale.' Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch! a villain ! lost to love and truth! That...paints the ruin'd maid, and their distraction wild? But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome parritch, chief o' Scotia's food : The soupe... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale.' X. Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That can, with studied, sly, ensnaring art, llctray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth ? Curse on his perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour,... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...unsuspecting youth f Cmae on hi* perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth 1 Are honour, virtue, conscience, all Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...parents fondling o'er their child ? Then paints the roln'd maid, and their distraction wild ! But now the sapper crowns their simple board 1 TTu; halesome... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...the milk-white thorn that scents the ev'ning gale. 2 Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That can, with studied, sly, and ensnaring art, The sweetest far of Scotia's holy lays : Compar'd with these, Italian trills are... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...the milk-white thorn that scents the evening gale.' Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That...Betray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth ? Curse on his perjured arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? Is there no pity,... | |
 | 1825 - 610 pages
...&c. Old Lane, near Halifax. TC SEDUCTION.— A TALE. " Is there, in banian form, that bears a heart, A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That...Betray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth ? Curse on bis perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? Is there no pity,... | |
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