 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 Seiten
...prent it. On Captain Grose's Peregrinations through Scotland. O wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion. To a Louse. The best laid schemes o' mice and men Gang aft a-gley ; And leave us naught but grief and... | |
 | Allan Craig - 1975 - 190 Seiten
...wise man acknowledges that many eyes see many things in many "O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us ! It wad frae monie a...in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n Devotion." "Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds." (Pr. 27:23) Prevention's... | |
 | Max Kaluza - 1911 - 422 Seiten
...(To a Mouse.) 0 wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us I It wad frae mony a blunder free us, And foolish notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us And ev'n devotion! (To a Louse.) Fortune! if th.ni '11 but gie me still Hale breeks, a bannock, and a gill, An' rowth... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 336 Seiten
...in the poem. And the conclusion has a simple proverbial note: O wad some Pow'r the gif tie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us An" foolish notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, An ev'n Devotion! "To a Mouse," one of... | |
 | David J. Hesselgrave - 1991 - 676 Seiten
...situation. Recall Robert Burns's words: O wad some power the giftie gie us To see ouisel's as ithers see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, and foolish notion.1 But if such a gift would be profitable, it is not very likely to come as a gift! Let the thoughtful... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 Seiten
...dare ye set your fit upon her, Sae fine a lady! (1. 7-10) 58 O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us To than love — I and my Annabel Lee — With a love...her and me. (1. 7-12) 5 the wind came out of the clo BLPA; EnRP; FaFP; InvP; LiTB; NAEL-2; NOEC; OxBS; Prim To a Mountain Daisy 59 Wee, modest, crimson-tipped... | |
 | Margaret M. Lock - 1994 - 494 Seiten
...author) Epilogue The Politics of AgingFlashes of Immortality O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. (Robert Burns, "To a Louse") The position I have taken in writing this book is... | |
 | Catharine Maria Sedgwick - 1995 - 203 Seiten
...determined to leave the communication to accident. CHAPTER XIV Oh, wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a...notion: What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And e'on devotion! Afe few days after Erskine's departure, Mrs. Harvey entered Jane's room hastily, —... | |
 | Arnold B. Kanter - 1996 - 234 Seiten
...Scottish poet, Robert Burns, wrote in his 1786 poem "To a Louse": Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion. Lawyers have no better giftie than other professions to see oursels as others see... | |
 | Lars Magnusson - 1997 - 264 Seiten
...Letters in Reply to the London Times Henry Carey Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To se oursel's as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us And foolish notion. - BURNS The first four of these letters were sent to a friend in London, in the hope of thus securing... | |
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