 | Robert Burns - 1831 - 484 Seiten
...adorn, Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn ! vra " See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight. So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother...spurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And helpless offepring mourn. DC. 1 1f I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, — By nature's law design'd, Why was... | |
 | 1831 - 426 Seiten
...love adorn, Man's inhumanity to man Makes counties thousands mournl " See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight. So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother...earth To give him leave to toil. And see his lordly Jellurv-morm The poor petition ьригп, Unmindful, tho1 a weeping wife And helpless ofisjiring mourn.... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1831 - 338 Seiten
...bitterly, nor more loftily expressed, than in some of those stanzas. "See yonder poor, o'erlabor'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To givc him leave to toil. If I'm dcsijrn'd yon lordling^'s slave — By Nature's laws dcsign'd — Why... | |
 | Martin Doyle - 1831 - 192 Seiten
...decency demand. All the poor man asks is, humane attention to his condition, and leave to work ; " He begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil." I trust there is yet too much good feeling amongst the generality of landlords, to submit to the imputation... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 206 Seiten
...adorn, Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean and vile. Who begs a brother...offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slavej— By Nature's law design'd ; Why was an independent wish If not, why am I subject to His cruelty,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 370 Seiten
...love adorn, Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn ! See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother...lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mouru. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave — By Nature's... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 Seiten
...adorn' — Man's inhumanity to man', Makes countless thousands mourn'. See yonder p&6r', o'erlaboured wight', So abject', mean', and vile', Who begs a brother...fellow-worm' The poor petition SPURN', Unmindful', though a weeping wife', And helpless offspring mourn'. If I'm designed0 yon lordling's SLATE', By nature's... | |
 | John Minter Morgan - 1834 - 460 Seiten
...will permit, we will proceed on our journey. VOL. II. CHAPTER VIII. " See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother...lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn." — BURNS. Bertrand and his friend Vela were visiting... | |
 | 1834 - 550 Seiten
...is indeed a hard case when by misgovcrnment, and mismanagement one fellow being is obliged to "Beg a brother of the earth, "To give him leave to toil!" and yet his petition is rejected. It is for this reason we could wish to see the petitioners on a more... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 Seiten
...thousands mourn . VIIL See yonder poor, o'erlahour'd wight, So ahject, mean, and vile, Who hegs a hrother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly fettoto-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful tho' a weeping wife AnJ helpless offspring mourn. IX.... | |
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See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And see his lordly fellow-worm The poor petition spurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. 
