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 Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield - Page 212edited by - 1837Full view - About this book
| Robert Burns - 1797 - 304 pages
...flender ftem. To fpare thee now is paft my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas! Alas ! its no thy neebor fweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' fpreckl'd breaft, When upward-fpringing, blythe, to greet The purpling Eaft. Cauld blew the bitter-biting... | |
| Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...flender ftem. To fpare thee now is paft my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas! Alas ! its no thy neebor fweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' fpreckl'd bread, When upward-fpringing, blythe, to greet The purpling Eaft. Cauld blew the bitter-biting... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 pages
...flender ftem. To fpare thee now is pail my pow'r, Thou bonnie gem. Alas ! its no thy neebor fweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' fpreckl'd breaft, When upward-fpringing, blythe, to greet The purpling Eaft. • • Cauld blew the... | |
| 1809 - 530 pages
...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...thy neebor sweet, The bonnie Lark, companion meet I • : ' . • . . Bending dice 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spree kl'd breast, • When upward-springing,... | |
| Peter Pindar - 1804 - 176 pages
...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 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
...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
...April, 1786. 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...companion meet ! Bending thee 'mang the dewy weet ! Wi' spreckl'd breast, When upward-springing, blythe, to greet The purpling east. CnuM Cauld blew the bitter-biting... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pages
...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... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 356 pages
...Paper. •Wee modest, crimson-tipped flower, 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 power, Thou bonie gem. , ' • Alas ! it's no thy neighbour sweet, The bony Lark, companion meet !... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 440 pages
...paper. Wee, * modest, crimson-tipped flower, 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 power, Thou bonie gen. * Wee, little; maun, must ; stoure, dust ; veet, wet, asubitanVOL. VI. 2 B Alas... | |
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