Tho' they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is human : One point must still be greatly dark, The moving Why they do it ; And just as lamely can ye mark, How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows... The Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Life - Page xciby Robert Burns - 1849 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
| Mrs. J. Thayer - Gift books - 1853 - 144 pages
...gently scan your brither man, Still gentler Bister woman j Tho' they may gang a kenning -wrong j To Btep aside is human : One point must still be greatly dark...as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it. BUENS. A HUMAN bosom — great, full of love as the heavens, true, gentle and pure — O ! there is... | |
| Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pages
...Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Tho' they may gang a kenning wrangy To step aside is human: One point must still be greatly...as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it. vni. Who made the heart, 'tis he alone Decidedly can try us ; He knows each chord, its various tone,... | |
| Epes Sargent - Religious poetry, English - 1854 - 388 pages
...THEN gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman ; Though they may go a trifle wrong, To step aside is human : One point must still be greatly...as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us ; He knows each chord — its various tone,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...weel, VII. To preach an' read ? Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman ; Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, To step aside is human...as lamely can ye mark, How far perhaps they rue it. "Na, waur than a' !" cries ilka chiel, Tarn Samson's dead! Kilmarnock lang may grunt an' grane, An'... | |
| Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pages
...temptation. Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman ; Though they may gang a keiiriin' wrang', To step aside is human : One point must still...as lamely can ye mark, How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us, He knows each chord — its various tone^ Each... | |
| Thomas Fitz Randolph Mercein - Ethics - 1855 - 298 pages
...influence—Objection anticipated—Conclusion of the work 273 I. .f njnstite tome to HJoral "Then gently scan your brother man; Still gentler, sister woman! Tho' they may gang a kennin wrang, To step aside is humau. One point must still be greatly dark, The moving, why they do it; And just as lamely can ye... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - Authors - 1856 - 772 pages
...dangerous gifts, tried by such arduous duties, visited by retribution so severe. ' Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman — Tho'...greatly dark, The moving why they do it ; And just as tamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it. ' One of Mary's worst acts was her marriage with the... | |
| Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...temptation. ra. Then gently scan your brother man, Still gentler sister woman; Tho' they may gang a kenning wrang. To step aside is human: One point must still...as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it Who made the heart, 'tis he alone Decidedly can try us; He knows each chord, its various tone, Each... | |
| Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...scan your brother man. Still gentler sister woman ; Though they may gang a kennin' wrang, small matter To step aside is human : One point must still be greatly...as lamely can ye mark How far perhaps they rue it. Who made the heart, 'tis He alone Decidedly can try us ; He knows each chord— its various tone, Each... | |
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