 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,...  The Edinburgh Review - Page 2601809Full view - About this book
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...though more elegant and picturesque, seem to derive their chief beauty 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 spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem,... | |
 | Peter Pindar - English poetry - 1804 - 176 pages
...turning one down with the Plough, in April 1786. BY BURNS. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou 's met me in an evil hour ; For I maun crush amang the...thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem ! Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spreckled... | |
 | John Wolcot - 1804 - 178 pages
...turning one down with the Plough, in April 1786. BY BURNS. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, 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 pew'r, Thou bonnie gem ! * Alas ! its BO thy neebor sweet ; The bonie lark, companion meet ! Bending... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...wither'd and decay'd. TO TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY. ON TURNING ONE DOWN WITH THE PLOUGH, In April, 1786. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me...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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 356 pages
...superior 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...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 !... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...IN APRIL, 1786. WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Tbou's met me in an evil hour ; For I mann cntsh amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wf... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Plough in April, 1786* WEE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thon's met me in an evil hour ; For I mann crush amang the stoure Thy slender stem ; To spare thee now is past my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! its no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie lark, companion meet! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet! Wi' speckled... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...DAISY, Off 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 ! its no thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi'... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...'d. (i » . r TO TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY, ON TURNING ONE DOWN WITH THE PLOUGH, In April, 1786. \\t EE, modest, crimson-tipped flow'r, Thou's met me in an...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... | |
 | 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... | |
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