 See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, 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, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 22by Robert Burns - 1800Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1787 - 690 pages
...counüefs thouundt mourn ! Sec yonder poor, o'er-labour'd wight, So abjcd, mean, and vile, Who beg< a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ;...lordly fellow-worm The poor petition fpurn, Unmindful, though a weeping wife And helplefs offspring mourn. If I'm defign'd yon locdling's uavc, By Nature's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See, yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...fee his lordly fellow-worm, The poor petition fpurn, U 2 n 'waqragr OL If 1'ftu <<Jid%sfi8 ysaffi ator*71* Haw was. auj» K'er pJanted in my mied ? Jf «c>t,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1786 - 248 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See, yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abjecT:, mean and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And fee his lordly fellow-- The poor petition fpurn, VII. Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife, And helplefs offspring mourn.... | |
 | 1787 - 588 pages
...Makes couiitlf'fs thoufands mourn ! See yonder p'oo'fj o'erlabour'd- wight, So abject-mean, and vile, _ Who begs a brother of the earth To give him leave to tuii ; And fee his lordly fellow-worm. The poor petition fpurn, Unmmilfulj thd' a weeping wife. And... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1794 - 300 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight-, So abjeft, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...poor Petition fpurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife i' And helplefs offspring mourn. . IX. If I'm defign'd yon lordling's flave, By Nature's law defign'd,... | |
 | John Moore - England - 1796 - 534 pages
...country abroad. CHAP. XVII. See yonder poor o'er,labour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, , Who begj a brother of the earth To give him leave to toil ; And fee hit lordly fellow worm The poor petition fcorn, Unmindful, tho* a weeping wife And helplefs offspring... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scottish poetry - 1797 - 304 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...mourn. ' IX. If I'm defign'd yon lordling's flave, 8y Nature's law defign'd, Why Why was an independent wifli E'er planted in my mind ? If not, why am... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...More More pointed ftill we make ourfelves, Regret, Remorfe, and Shame ! And Man, whofe heav'n-ere&ed face The fmiles of love adorn, Man's inhumanity to...earth To give him leave to toil ; And fee his lordly feUoia-voorm The poor Petition fpurn, Unmindful, tho' a weeping wife And helplefs offspring mourn.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 302 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...tho' a weeping wife And helplefs offspring mourn, IX. Jf I'm defign'd yon lordling's flave^ J3y Mature's law defign'd, E'er planted in my mind ? If not,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 308 pages
...inhumanity to Man Makes countlefs thoufands mourn ! VIII. See yonder poor, o'erlabour'd wight, So abject, mean, and vile, Who begs a brother of the earth To...offspring mourn. IX. If I'm defign'd yon lordling's Have, By Nature's law defign'd, Why i. Why was an independent wifh E'er planted in my mind ? If not,... | |
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