 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
 | Robert Burns - Poets, Scottish - 1840 - 368 pages
...tho' 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...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...one not easily answered by the oppressor : — " If I'm design'd yon lordling's slare, By Nature's W R;I power To make his fellow mourn ?" The sage of the banks of Ayr intimates to the indignant bard that... | |
 | John D. Post - Readers - 1842 - 314 pages
...lordling's slave, By nature's law designed, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind It If not, why am I subject to His cruelty, or scorn ? Or, why has man the will and powerd To make his fellow mourn? 10. Yet, let not this too6 much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast... | |
 | Patrick MacDonell - 1843 - 88 pages
...selfish condition of society had doomed him to surfer. If I'm designed yon lordling's slave* By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted...my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty and scorn, Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn 1 Sentiments like these were... | |
 | Slavery - 1843 - 404 pages
...BURNS. I'm designed yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish Ere planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His eruelty or seorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow mourn I Then lot us pray that... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...lordling'a slavt^— By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E er planted in my mind 1 If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? Or why has man the will and pow't To make his fellow mourn ? ' Yet let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast :... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...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 the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? X. Yet... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...helpless offspring mourn. " If I 'm designed yon lordling's slave, — By Nature's law designed, — Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind...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... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. • If I 'm desicn'd yon lordling's slave — By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted...His cruelty or scorn \ Or why has man the will and pow'i To make his fellow mourn Î ' Yet let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave — By Nature's laws dcsign'u — Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty and scorn, Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow moum ?" " I had an old grand-uncle,"... | |
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