Robert Burns ( 10 of 99 )
Now blooms the lily by the bank,
The primrose down the brae;
The hawthorn's budding in the read more
Now blooms the lily by the bank,
The primrose down the brae;
The hawthorn's budding in the glen,
The milkwhite is the slae.
An Atheist's laugh's a poor exchange
For Deity offended!
An Atheist's laugh's a poor exchange
For Deity offended!
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
read more
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' lang syne?
But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the read more
But pleasures are like poppies spread;
You seize the flower, its bloom is shed.
Or like the snow falls in the river,
A moment white--then melts forever.
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp read more
Firmness in enduring and exertion is a character I always wish to possess. I have always despised the whining yelp of complaint and cowardly resolve.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
Were such the wife had fallen to my part,
I'd break her spirit, or I'd break her heart.
Misled by Fancy's meteor-ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray,
read more
Misled by Fancy's meteor-ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray,
Was light from Heaven.
Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.
Ilk cowslip cup shall kep a tear.
The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn,
And violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.
The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn,
And violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.
He wakes a portion with judicious care;
And "Let us worship God!" he says, with solemn air.
He wakes a portion with judicious care;
And "Let us worship God!" he says, with solemn air.
