| 1832 - 206 страници
...That I for poor auld Scotland's sake Some usefu' plan or book could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough Bur-Thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, An' spared the symbol dear. THE GOLDFINCH. BCT mark the pretty bird himself! how light, And quick,... | |
| John Wilson - 1845 - 236 страници
...That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some useful plan or book would make, Or sing a sang at least! " The rough bur-thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded...the weeder-clips aside And spared the symbol dear." Such hopes were with him in his " bright and shining youth," surrounded as it was with toil and trouble... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 страници
...Scotland's sake, Some useful plan or book could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough bur Thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear. BURNS. POEMS OF WOEK AND PROGRESS. I. THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. " WORK is the mission of man in this... | |
| Robert Burns - 1851 - 332 страници
...Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough burr-thissle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear : No nation, no station, My envy e'er could raise, A Scot still, but blot still, I knew nae higher... | |
| 1851 - 606 страници
...sentimental attachment to that jagged litlc bit of the general British area which lies north of the Tweed. " The rough bur-thistle, spreading wide, Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeding-heuk aside, And spared the symbol dear : 410 WILLIAM AND ROBERT CHAMBERS. 411 No nation, no... | |
| Robert Burns - 1852 - 336 страници
...Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least. The rough burr-thissle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear: No nation, no station, My envy e'er could raise, A Scot still, but blot still, I knew nae higher praise.... | |
| 1853 - 796 страници
...Scotland's sake, Some usc-fu' plan or Ijcuk could make, Or sing a sang ut least. The rough burr-thisslc, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear : No nation, no station. My envy e'er could raise, A Scut still, but blot still, 1 knew nae higher... | |
| John Wilson - 1854 - 252 страници
...That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some useful plan or book would make, Or sing a sang at least! " The rough bur-thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded...the weeder-clips aside And spared the symbol dear." Such hopes were with him in his " bright and shining youth," surrounded as it was with toil and trouble... | |
| John Wilson - 1854 - 252 страници
...I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some useful plan or book would make, Or sing a sang at least ! " The rough bur-thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded...the weeder-clips aside And spared the symbol dear." Such hopes were with him in his " bright and shining youth," surrounded as it was with toil and trouble... | |
| Robert Burns - 1854 - 342 страници
...Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan or beuk could makef Or sing a sang at least. The rough burr-thissle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear : No nation, no station, My envy e'er could raise, A Scot still, but blot still, • I knew nae higher... | |
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