O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate... The naturalist's poetical companion, with notes, selected by E. Wilson - Page 130by Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852Full view - About this book
| Amédée Pichot - England - 1825 - 510 pages
...; But thou beneath the random bield 0' clod or stane, Adorns the histie UibUe-Jield, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom...the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless Maid, Svicetflow'ret of the niral shade ! • By love's simplicity betray'd,... | |
| British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...shield; But thou, beneath the random bield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, , alanc. 08 There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawie bosom...the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd, And... | |
| Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawy bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head...the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless Maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd, And... | |
| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 pages
...bield O' clodorstane, Adorns the histie stibble-falJ, There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy enawnie b'osom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise; But now the share uptearsthy bed, And low them lies! Such is the fate of artless Maid, Svteetjloui'ret of the rural shade... | |
| S. Waring - Botany - 1827 - 122 pages
...stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snowy bosom sunward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head...the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd, And... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...But thou beneath the random bield O' clod or stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. Thou lifts thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But...the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the'fate of artless Maid, Svreetjlowcrct of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd, And... | |
| Henry Phillips - Botany - 1829 - 398 pages
...stubble-field, Unseen, alone. There in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snowy bosom sunward spread, Thou lift'st thy unassuming head In humble guise ; But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! BURKS. Wordsworth and W. Browne seem to regard this native plant with no less affection than the... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...stane, Adorns the histie2 stibble3 field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawy bosom sunward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head...the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless Maid, Sweet flow'ret of the rural shade ! By love's simplicity betray'd, And... | |
| Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...or stane, Adorns the histie ilibbk-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad. Thy snawy bosom sun-ward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head...the share uptears thy bed. And low thou lies ! Such is the fate of artless Maid, 3weet_/Zou;'re/ of the rural shade 1 By love's simplicity betray 'd, And... | |
| 1832 - 206 pages
...stane, Adorns the histie stibble-field, Unseen, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawy bosom sunward spread, Thou lifts thy unassuming head...But now the share uptears thy bed, And low thou lies ! 57 Such is the fate of artless maid, Sweet floweret of the rural shade, By love's simplicity betrayed,... | |
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