 O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion : What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n Devotion ! ADDRESS TO EDINBURGH.  The Listener - Page 259by Caroline Fry - 1833 - 269 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mrs. Grey (Elizabeth Caroline) - 1841 - 318 pages
...nous désigner comme l'objet de leurs railleries, et le jouet de la société." ***** "Oh! wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursells as others see us, It would frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion." BUT to return to the young pair, who as yet... | |
 | Boys - 1842 - 362 pages
...violated or withheld. ON SHOOTING WITH A LONG BOW. Oh l wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursel's as others see us, It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion. — BURNS. " SHOOTING with a long bow" is a figurative expression for a very prevalent, but contemptible practice,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...winks and finger-ends I dread, Are notice takin' ! O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion : What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n devotion ! ODE, SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF MRS. OF... | |
 | George Hodder - Law - 1845 - 364 pages
...PLAY-HOUSE. In a troubled sea of passion tost.— MILTON. O ! wad some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us ; It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion.— BURNS IN this case the prosecutors sought to " make an example " of one Duncan Pipes, a seafaring gentleman,... | |
 | Jane Bourne - 1845 - 272 pages
...differently of ourselves, to what others judge of us. " O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion." " A good wish, indeed," said Sir Alfred ; " and well would it have been for poor Burns, could he have... | |
 | George Hodder - Law - 1845 - 364 pages
...PLAY-HOUSE. In a troubled sea of passion tost.—MILTON. O ! wad some pow'r the giftie gle us To see oursels as others see us ; It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion.—BURNS IN this case the prosecutors sought to " make an example " of one Duncan Pipes, a seafaring... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 222 pages
...winks, and finger-ends, I dread, Are notice takin'. O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us, ; To see oursels as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion : What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n devotion !" But I must bring... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Christian ethics - 1849 - 230 pages
...playful lines of the Scottish bard : " O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion." Fourth. In the words of a writer of our own country, " If thou wouldst know what thou art, find what... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1851 - 266 pages
...designer comme 1'objet de leurs railleries, et le iouet de la soci£t6." * * * * * " Oh I wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursells as others see us. It would frae monie a blunder free us. And foolish notion." BUT to return to the young pair, who as yet... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...winks and finger-ends, I dread, Are notice takin ! O wad some power tne giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us .' It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion ; What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us And e'en devotion ! ADDRESS TO EDINBURGH. I. EDINA ! Scotia's... | |
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