 Thou's met me in an evil hour; For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem: To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet! Wi' spreckl'd breast,...  Lives of Celebrated American Indians - Page 186by Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 315 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Daily, on turning on•town luitb lb< Plough, in April 1786. BURNS. T \7Eii, modeft, cninton-tippcd flow'r, * * Thou 's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crufh amang the iloure Thy (lender item : To fparc thee now is paft my pow'r, Thou bonic gem! Alas... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...from the same sentiment. « Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For L maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To...thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem, • Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet I • : ' . • . . Bending dice 'mang... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 176 pages
...liberty to boil my peas." A MOUNTAIN DAISY, On turning one down with the Plough, in April 1786. BY BURNS. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou 's met me...Thou bonnie gem ! Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spreckled breast, When upward springing,... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pages
...liberty to boil my peas." A MOUNTAIN DAISY, On turning one down with the Plough, in April 1786. BY BURNS. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou 's met me...stoure Thy slender stem : To spare thee now is past my pew'r, Thou bonnie gem ! * Alas ! its BO thy neebor sweet ; The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...DAISY. ON TURNING ONE DOWN WITH THE PLOUGH, In April, 1786. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the...spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou Bonnie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi'... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 356 pages
...merit, but because its length suits the bounds of my Paper. •Wee modest, crimson-tipped flower, Thou's met me in an evil hour, For I maun crush amang the...stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my power, Thou bonie gem. , ' • Alas ! it's no thy neighbour sweet, The bony Lark, companion meet !... | |
 | English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...the same sentiment. An'cranreuch cauld!' III. p. 147. ' Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; , - For I maun crush amang...thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. * Alas ! it's no thy r.eebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet! •••... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...DAISY, 0» TURNING ONE DOWN WITH THE PLOUGH, IN APRIL, 1786. , modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou'st met me in an evil hour : For I maun crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee qow is past my pow'r, Thou booniegem. Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...in April, 1786. Wee, modest, erimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun erush amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! it's no thy neehor sweet, The bonnie lark, eompanion meet! Bending thee 'nsang the dewy weet ! Wi'... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...BURKS. WEE, modest, crimson-ripped flow'r, Thou's met me in an evil hour; For 1 maun crush aniang llie stoure Thy slender stem : To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonie gem ! Alas! its no thy ncebor sweet, The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the... | |
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