 The best laid schemes o mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear ! An' forward,...  The science of beauty - Page 56by Avary W. Holmes-Forbes - 1881Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...trouble, But house or bald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' craurench cauld I Bnt, Monsie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' niice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranrench canld ! But, Mousie, thou art 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 - 1811 - 500 pages
...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 aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy, Still thou art... | |
 | George Gleig - 1812 - 142 pages
...neither praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. • " 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 an' pain, For promis'd... | |
 | 1812 - 140 pages
...praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. 1 t " But, raousie, 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 an' pain, For... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...u' thy trouble, But house or hauld, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! Bat, Mousie, thou art 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 joy. Still than art blest,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...for a' thy trouble, Baith house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, Ail cranreuch cauld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best-laid schemes o mice an' men Gang aft a-glev, An* lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For prom is'd joy ! Still thuu art... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...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 aft a-gly, Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...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 scemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...for a' thy trouble, But house or bald, 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 aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
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