 So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful tho' a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn.  Poems - Page 196by Robert Burns - 1811Full view - About this book
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...though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave— By nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow mourn ! Vet, let this not too much, my son, Disturb... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...weeping wife And helpless offepring mourn. DC. 1 1f I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, — By nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted...has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? "Yet, let not this, too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast : This partial view of human-kind... | |
 | 1831 - 426 pages
...designti yon lordling's slave,— Why was an independent wish E'er plamed in my mind? If not, why am 1 subject to His cruelty or scorn! Or why has man the...his fellow mourn ? X. Yet let not this, too much, mj son. Disturb thy youthful breast : This partial view of human-kind Is surely not tlie Itut! The... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...I'm designed yon lordling's slave — By nature's law designed, — Why was an independent wish E er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast :... | |
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...I'm designed0 yon lordling's SLATE', By nature's law designed'0 Why was an independent* wish' E'er0 planted in my mind'? If not , why am I subject to'...His cruelty', or scorn'? Or why has man the will and power' To make his fellow mourn'? *&U4r'nite— not, owUer'nate. 'Fi'vnr-lta. «D4-Blnde'— not, te-xinde'.... | |
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...Nature's law design'd ; Why was an independent wish If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn 7 Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn 1 X. Yet, let not this too much, my son Disturb thy youthful breast ; This partial view of human kind... | |
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...weeping wife AnJ helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave — By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind? If not, why am I suhject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man tee will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? X. Yet... | |
 | J H Hedley - 1836 - 352 pages
...though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm to be yon lordling's slave .— By Nature's law design'd — Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am 1 subject to His cruelty or scorn? Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow mourn? Yet,... | |
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