| Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...saw the fields laid bare and waste, An' weary winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, I Thou thought to dwell,' Till crash ! the cruel coulter...To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch caukl ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, Jn proving foresight may be vain : , The best laid schemes... | |
| Thomas Crampton - 1868 - 136 pages
...fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell ; Till, crash ! the cruel coulter passt 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 trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An'... | |
| Robert Burns - 1868 - 312 pages
...keen I Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste, An' weary winter comln' fast, An'cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till crash! the cruel coulter past Out thro' thy cell. That wee hit heap o' leaves an' stibblc, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy... | |
| Woodland - Animals - 1868 - 186 pages
...keen ! Thou saw the fields laid bare and waste, And weary winter comin' fast, And cozie here beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till, crash ! the cruel coulter past Out through thy cell. * Hurrying ran. f Pattle or pettlo, thc plough-spade. J Sometimes. ยง An car of corn... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1869 - 624 pages
...fast, An' cozie1 here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till, crash ! the cruel coulter pass'd Out thro' thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee inonie a weary nibble ! Now thou 's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble. But5 house or hald," To thole*... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Anthologies - 1869 - 530 pages
...keen ! Thou saw the fields laid bare and waste, And weary winter comin' fast, And cozie" here beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till, crash ! the cruel coulter past Out through, thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves and stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ; Now... | |
| William Cox Bennett - 1870 - 202 pages
...ta dwell, Till crash ! The cruel coulter past Out through thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves and stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's...turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole3 the winter's sleety dribble, And cranreuch4 cauld ! But, mousie, thou art no thy lane,5 In proving... | |
| Robert Burns - 1870 - 352 pages
...keen ! Thou saw the fields laid bare an' waste, An' weary winter comin fast, An' cozie here, beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till crash ! the cruel coulter past, Out thro' thy cell. so That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out,... | |
| Adam White - 1870 - 378 pages
...cell. " That wee bit heap o' leaves and stibble, Has cost thee mony n weary nibble ! Now thou 's turned out for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, And cranreuch cauld ! " But, mousie, thou art no thy lane ; Improving foresight may be vain ; The best-laid... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1870 - 274 pages
...keen ! Thou saw the fields laid bare and waste, And weary winter comin' fast, And cozie6 here beneath the blast, Thou thought to dwell, Till, crash ! the cruel coulter past Out through thy cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves and stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ; Now... | |
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