 And wi' the lave ilk merry morn Could rank my rig and lass, Still shearing, and clearing The tither stocked raw, Wi' claivers, an haivers, Wearing the day awa : Ev'n then a wish, (I mind its power,) A wish that to my latest hour Shall strongly heave my...  Burns Chronicle and Club Directory - Strana 1561893Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Christian Nestell Bovee - 1862
...the character of Burns never appears so amiable as when ho tells us — "E'en then a wish, I mind ita power, A wish that to my latest hour Shall strongly...poor auld Scotland's sake. Some useful plan or book might make, Or sing a sang at least." WIT AND HUMOR. WE take life too seriously : the office of wit... | |
 | Alexander Wallace - 1862 - Počet stránok 213
...brow t He has had his wish fulfilled, and let the honour rest with him — " E'en then a wish, I miiul its power — A wish that to my latest hour Shall strongly heave my breastThat I, for puir auld Scotland's sake, Home usefu' pian or beuk could mako, Or sinj* a sail"... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - Počet stránok 1
...The tither stocked raw, row Wi claivers, and haivers, meny nonsense Wearing the day awa'. E'en then, a wish, I mind its power — A wish that to my latest...breast — That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough burr-thissle, spreading wide Amang... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863
...The tither stooked raw, row Wi claivers, and haivers, merry nonsense Wearing the day awa'. E'en then, a wish, I mind its power — A wish that to my latest...breast — That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough burr-thissle, spreading wide Amang... | |
 | Julian Hill - 1907 - Počet stránok 303
...distinguished men of my time," said Sir Walter Scott. " I had," wrote Burns afterwards, E'en then, a wish, I mind its power, A wish that to my latest...breast, That I for poor Auld Scotland's sake Some useru" plan or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least. It was in the singing of songs that his gifts... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1908 - Počet stránok 340
...they abode with him to the end : — . . A wish (I mind its power), A wish that to my latest hour Will strongly heave my breast, — That I, for poor auld...plan or book could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough bur Thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turn'd my weeding-clips aside, And spared... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1908 - Počet stránok 340
...oblivion that was covering it 1 These were early feelings, and they abode with him to the end : — . . A wish (I mind its power), A wish that to my latest hour Will strongly heave my breast, — That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some useful plan or book... | |
 | Edwin Holt Hughes - 1909 - Počet stránok 240
...early date, of Duty When I was beardless, young, and blate, An' first could thresh the barn, Ev'n then a wish (I mind its power), A wish that to my latest...breast; That I for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan, or beuk could make Or sing a sang at least." 1 Japan He then tells in verse of how he... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1909 - Počet stránok 649
...stocked raw, Wi' claivers, an' haivers, Wearing the day awa. E'en then, a wish, (I mind its pow'r,) A wish that to my latest hour Shall strongly heave...breast, That I for poor auld Scotland's sake Some usefu plan or book could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough burr-thistle, spreading wide Amang... | |
 | Robert Waters - 1909 - Počet stránok 369
...that first awakened in Robeit Burns the desire to distinguish himself, the wish That he, for poor uuld Scotland's sake, Some useful plan or book could make, Or sing a song at least ; it was the perusal of Percy's " Relics " that inspired Scott to become a poet, and... | |
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