At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree; Th' expectant wee-things, toddling, stacher thro' To meet their Dad, wi' flichterin noise an' glee.
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy. - Robert Burns
The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley, And leave us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy.
- Robert Burns
While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even c… - Robert Burns
While Europe's eye is fix'd on mighty things, The fate of empires and the fall of kings; While quacks of State must each produce his plan, And even c…
Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire. - Robert Burns
Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire, That's a' the learning I desire.
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing. - Robert Burns
There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing.
Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks To murder men and gie God thanks Desist for shame, proceed no further God won't accept your thanks for murder. - Robert Burns
Ye Hypocrites, are these your pranks To murder men and gie God thanks Desist for shame, proceed no further God won't accept your thanks for murder.
Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us! - Robert Burns
Oh would some power the gift give us, to see ourselves as others see us!
To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And never made anither! - Robert Burns
To see her is to love her, And love but her forever; For nature made her what she is, And never made anither!
A women can make an average man great, and a great man average. - Robert Burns
A women can make an average man great, and a great man average.
Now's the day and now's the hour. - Robert Burns
Now's the day and now's the hour.
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