 | 1804 - 260 pages
...the cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee-bit heap o'leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy...house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best-laid schemes o'mice... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 468 pages
...cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy...: 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 art blest, compar'd wi'... | |
 | 1809 - 488 pages
...BURNS. 379 That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, 1 Has cost thee mony a weary nibble I Now thou'3 turn'd out, for a* thy trouble, But house or hald,...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 art blest, corapar'd wi'... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...' That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thce niony a weary nibble'! Now thou's turn' d out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! ' III. p. 147. The verses to a Mountain Daisy, though more elegant and picturesque, seem to derive... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 510 pages
...thou 's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld 1 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
...but neither praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. " But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight...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 compar'd wi' me ! The... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...cruel coulter past % Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' 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.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...Hast cost thee monie a weary nibble 1 Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hauld, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch...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 - 1815 - 364 pages
...past Out thro' thy celL That wee bit heap o* leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble J Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house...thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld I But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes o' mice... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee raony a weary nibble! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy...or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreugh cauld! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In Tprovingjbresight may be vain: The be§t laid... | |
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a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy 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... 
