 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.  Poems - Stran 196avtor: Robert Burns - 1811Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | 1787 - 690 strani
...was an independent wiih E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I fubjeil to His cruelty, or fcorn ? Or why has Man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet let not this too much, my fon, Diflurb thy youthful bteaft : This partial view of human kind... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1797 - 304 strani
...an independent wifli E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I fubjedt to His cruelty, or fcorn ? Or why has Man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not this too much, my Son, Difturb thy youthful breaft : This partial view of human-kind... | |
 | 1810 - 420 strani
...tho* a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. If I'm design'd yon lordling's slav«, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted...His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has Man the will and paw'r To make his fellow mourn ? Yet, let not this too much, my Son, Disturb thy youthful breast :... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 strani
...though a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. ' If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, By Nature's law design'd. Why was an independent wish E'er planted...has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? ' Yet, let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast: This partial view of human-kind... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 strani
...weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. • If I'm design'd yon lordling*s slave,, By Nature's laws design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted...? If not, why am I subject to His cruelty or scorn 1 Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? •Yet, let not this too much, my son,... | |
 | 1814 - 310 strani
...weeping wife , And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design 'd yon lordling's slave. By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted...His cruelty, or scorn ? Or why has man the will and power To make his fellow mourn ? X. Yet, let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 strani
...a weeping wife And helpless offspring mourn. IX. If I'm design'd yon lordting's slave, By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subjeet to His eruelty or seorn ? Or why has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn? X. Yet,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 strani
...— By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish Ere planted in my mind ? If not, why ana I subject to His cruelty or scorn ? •Or why has man the will and powV To make his fellow mourn ? H2 X. Yet, let not this too much, my son, Disturb thy youthful breast... | |
 | 1817 - 314 strani
...mourn. By Nature's law design'd, Why was an independent wish. ' If I'm design'd yon lordling's slave, E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am I subject...has man the will and pow'r To make his fellow mourn ? Disturb thy youthful breast: This partial view of human kind ' Yet, let not this too much, my son,... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1817 - 126 strani
...exquisite taste, if they could reach it, " If I'm design'dyon lordling's slave, By nature's law desigu'd, Why was an independent wish E'er planted in my mind?...to His cruelty or scorn? Or, why has man the will or power, To make his fellow mourn ? sufficient space to extend themselves upon the floor to sleep.*... | |
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