 | 1828 - 722 oldal
...bide this brattle O' wintry war ; Or thro' the drift, deep-lairing, sprattle, Beneath a scaur. < Ilk happing bird, wee helpless thing, That in the merry...wilt thou cow'r thy chittering wing, And close thy ee ?' The tenant of the mean hut, with its ' ragged roof and cbinky ' wall,' has a heart to pity even... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1826 - 272 oldal
...wha bide this brattle O' winter war, And thro' the drift, deep-lairing sprattle, Beneath a scar, Ilk happing bird, wee helpless thing, That, in the merry...sing, What comes o' thee ? Where wilt thou cow'r thy chitt'ring wing, An' close thy e'e 1 Ev'nyou on murd'ring errands toil'd, Lone, from your savage homes... | |
 | Timothy Flint - 1830 - 696 oldal
...bide this In attic O' wintry war ; Or thro' the drift, deep-lairing, sprattle, Beneath a scaur. " Ilk happing bird, wee helpless thing, That in the merry...sing, What comes o' thee ? Where wilt thou cow'r thy cluttering wing, And close thy ее ?" The tenant of the mean hut, with its " ragged roof and clunky... | |
 | 1835 - 642 oldal
...had an opportunity of answering that touching inquiry of liurns— ' Ilk happing bird, wee, hapless thing, That in the merry months o' spring, Delighted...hear thee sing, What comes o' thee ? Where wilt thou cower thy chitt'ring wing An' close thy e'e ?' u2 " ' One cold December night, with snow in the air,... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 430 oldal
...wee, helpless thing, Which, in the merry months of spring, Delighted me to hear thee sing, What conaes o' thee ? Where wilt thou cow'r thy chittering wing, And close thy e'e ?" Were we, indeed, for the first time, and without the correction of experience, to witness the arrival... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1838 - 476 oldal
...wha bide this brattle 0' wintry war; Or thro' the drift, deep-lairing, sprattle, Beneath a scaur. Ilk happing bird, wee helpless thing, That in the merry...thee ? Where wilt thou cow'r thy chittering wing, And clos« thy ee ? The tenant of the mean hut, with its ' ragged roof and chinky wall,' has a heart to... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1839 - 422 oldal
...expressed by the Scottish poet :* " Ilk happing bird, wee, helpless thing, Which, in the merry months of spring, Delighted me to hear thee sing, What comes...thou cow'r thy chittering wing, And close thy e'e?" * Burns. Were we, indeed, for the first time, and without the correction of experience, to witness... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1840 - 862 oldal
...bide this brattle O' wintry war ; Or thro' the drift, deep-lairing, sprattle, Beneath a scaur. Ilk happing bird, wee helpless thing, That in the merry...sing, What comes o' thee? Where wilt thou cow'r thy cluttering wing. And close thy ee? The tenant of the mean hut, with its ' ragged roof and chinky wall,'... | |
 | 1845 - 440 oldal
...deep-lairing spruttle Beneath a scar. Ilk happing hird, wee, helpless thing, That in the merry month o' spring, Delighted me to hear thee sing, What comes o' thee ? Whare wilt thou cow'r thy chi ttering wing, An' close thy e'e ? Ev'n you on murd'ring errands toil'd,... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1847 - 430 oldal
...expressed by the Scottish poet :* " Ilk happing bird, wee, helpless thing, Which, in the merry months of spring, Delighted me to hear thee sing, What comes o" thee ? Where wilt thou cow'r thy cluttering wing, And close thy e'e?" * Burns. Were we, Indeed, for the first time, and without the... | |
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