 | 1874 - 804 страници
...where the outcast figures as no outcast, but a prince in purple array — " The rough bur- thistle spreading wide) '' Amang the bearded bear, I turned...of the national importance and dignity of his poor protege, wnose troubles go to his heart. Here is how "the poor little vagabond " makes his first appearance,... | |
 | Frederick Edward Hulme - 1877 - 270 страници
...instance, therefore, of the latter, derived from Burns, will now suffice — " The rough burr-thistle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear ; I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear." In the Bible, thorns and thistles are classed together as noxious plants, the result of the primal... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1881 - 638 страници
...sang at least. 1 tired. * uncommonly.. ' rest ' the other row of shocks. * gossip. ' nonsense. N n 1 The rough bur-thistle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear ', I turned the weeding-hook aside, An' spared the symbol dear : No nation, no station, My envy e'er could raise ;... | |
 | Alpheus Baker Hervey - 1885 - 234 страници
...heart of Burns, who meeting it in his farm work, says, — "The rough burr thistle spreading wide Among the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside And spared the symbol dear." The early bad reputation of the Thistle among English speaking people, is obvious from its being made... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1888 - 444 страници
...English language. Weeder-clips, shears for clipping weeds. The rough burr thistle spreading wide Among the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside And spared the symbol dear. — BURNS. The patriotic poet turned the clips aside in order that he might Weeks— Weird. not cut... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1893 - 190 страници
...consistory at Weimar (1776-1803). De Quincey calls him the German Coleridge. 96: 25. The rough burr-thistle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside. And spared the symbol dear. — Burns* Answer to Verses Addressed to the Poet by the Govdtvife of Wauckofe House. 98 : ii. Johann... | |
 | 1894 - 344 страници
...and the Edinburgh were young to those of John Skelton and Louis Stevenson. " The rough burr thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside And spared the emblem dear. No nation, no station, My song e'er could raise A Scot still, but blot still, I knew no... | |
 | 1896 - 178 страници
...Mr JS Thcfmson a large Scotch thistle was placed, with the motto lines :- — The rough burr thistle spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear. Messrs M'Gowau & Co. had as the centre of their decoration the lines — He'll be a credit to us a'... | |
 | John Dawson Ross - 1899 - 222 страници
...fire of his passion. Everything Scottish had over him almost a sacred power. The rough burr thistle, spreading wide Amang the bearded bear, I turned the weeder-clips aside, And spared the symbol dear. Patriotism, humanity, freedom — these were the notes which, with ever-deepening intensity, inspired... | |
 | St. Andrew's Society of the City of Albany - 1903 - 192 страници
...— That I for poor auld Scotland's sake Some usefu' plan or beuk could make, The rough burr-thistle, 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.... | |
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E'en then, a wish, I mind its power — A wish that to my latest hour Shall strongly heave my breast — That I, for poor auld Scotland's sake, Some usefu' plan or beuk could make, Or sing a sang at least. 
