 The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present only toucheth thee : But, och ! I backward cast my e'e On prospects drear, An' forward,...  Favorite Poems - Seite 43von Robert Burns - 1877 - 106 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 248 Seiten
...cauld ! But Moufie, thou art no thy.*lane, In proving fore/ight may be vain : The beft laid fchemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promif d joy ! Still, thou art bleft, compar'd wi' me ! The prefent only toucheth thee... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1794 - 264 Seiten
...cauld ! But, Moufie, thou art no thy lane, In proving forefig ht may be vain : The beft-laid fchemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art bleft, compar'd wi' me ! The prefent only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1797 - 264 Seiten
...cauld! But, Moufie, thou art no thy lane, •In proving forefight may be vain : The beft-laid fchemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still Still thou art bleft, compar'd wi' me ! The prefent only toucheth thee: But, Och ! I backward caft... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 268 Seiten
...cauid ! But, Moufie, thou art no thy lane, In proving/or^ bt may be vain : The beft-laid fchemes or Mice an' Men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still Still thou are bleft, compar'd wi' me ! ' The prefent only toucheth thee : But, Och ! I backward caft... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 Seiten
...trouble, But house or bald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' craurench cauld I Bnt, Monsie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' niice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 Seiten
...for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranrench canld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd... | |
 | George Gleig - 1812 - 142 Seiten
...neither praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. • " But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd... | |
 | 1812 - 140 Seiten
...praised nor admired above its merits. The following stanzas are peculiarly affecting. 1 t " But, raousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o' mice an' men • Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 Seiten
...u' thy trouble, But house or hauld, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld ! Bat, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight...vain ; The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gly, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain For promis'd joy. Still than art blest, compar'd wi'... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 Seiten
...In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid sehemes o' miee an' men Gang aft a-gly, Au' lea's us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, eompar'd wi' me ! The present only toueheth thee: But, oeh II baekward east my e'e, ' forward, tho'... | |
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