| Robert Fergusson - 1773 - 344 Seiten
...; O' ghaists, that win in glen and kirk-yard drear ; Whilk touzles a' their tap, and gars them shak wi' fear ! " For weel she trows, that fiends and fairies...dim our dolefu' days wi' bairnly fear ; The mind's aye cradled when the grave is near." The poems, it will be noted, are in the same measure — no common... | |
| Robert Fergusson - 1799 - 254 Seiten
...fleetch us to our ill ; Thatky hae tint their milk wi'evil eie, And corn been feowdtr'd on the glowing kill. O mock na this, my friends ! but rather mourn, Ye in life's braweft fpring wi' reafon clear, \V'i' eild or idle fancies a' return, And dim cur dolefu' days wi'... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 Seiten
...lap," she is relating to the young ones, tales of witches and ghosts. The poet exclaims, • .: ' * " O mock na this my friends ! but rather mourn, " Ye...dim our dolefu' days wi' bairnly fear ; " The mind's aye cradled when the grave is near." In the mean time the farmer, wearied with the fatigues of the... | |
| Robert Fergusson - 1800 - 250 Seiten
...ill; That ky hae tint their milk wi' evil eie, And corn been scowder'd on the glowing kill. O mock nae this, my friends ! but rather mourn, Ye in life's...dolefu' days wi' bairnly fear; The mind's ay cradled when the grave is near. Yet thrift, industrious, bides her latest days, Tho' age her sair dow'd front... | |
| Scottish uses - 1808 - 228 Seiten
...And corn been scowther'd on the glowing kill. O mock nae this, my friends ! but rather mourn. Ye hi life's brawest spring wi' reason clear, Wi' eild our idle fancies a' return. And dim our doleful days wi' hairnly fear ; TUC mold's ay cradled when the grave is Dear. Yet thrift, industrious,... | |
| Robert Fergusson - 1812 - 274 Seiten
...ghaists that win in glen and kirkyard drear, Whilk touzles a' their tap, and gars them shake wi'.fearl For weel she trows that fiends and fairies be Sent....in life's, brawest spring wi' reason- clear ; Wi' ejld our idle fancies a' return, And dim our dolefu' days, wi' bairnly fear; The mind's ay cradled... | |
| Robert Fergusson - 1815 - 348 Seiten
...fleetch us to our ill ; That ky hae tint their milk wi' evil eie, And corn been scowder'd on the glowing kill, O mock na this, my friends ! but rather mourn,...reason clear, Wi' eild our idle fancies a' return, And dirn our dolefn' days wi' bairnly fear ; The mind's ay cradled whan the grave is near. IX. Yet thrift,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1816 - 342 Seiten
...exclaims. " O mock na this, my friends ! but rather numni, Ye in luVp brawest spring wi' reason clear, WP eild our idle fancies a' return, And dim our dolefu' days wi' bairnljr fear ; The mind's aye cradled when the grave is near." In the mean time the farmer, wearied... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 482 Seiten
...That ky hae tint 8 their milk wi' evil ee ; An' corn been scowder'd9 on the glowin' kiln. O mock nae this, my friends ! but rather mourn, Ye in life's brawest spring wi' reason clear; Wi' eild io our idle fancies a" return, And dim our dolefu" days wi' bairnlyii fear; The mind's ay cradled whan... | |
| Robert Fergusson, James Gray - 1821 - 292 Seiten
...; That kye hae tint their milk wi' evil ee, A n' corn been scowder'd on the glowin' kill. O mockna this, my friends, but rather mourn, Ye in life's brawest...reason clear ; Wi' eild our idle fancies a' return, An' dim our dolefu' days wi' bairnly fear ; The mind's aye cradled when the grave is near. Yet thrift,... | |
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