...occasionally. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' etibble Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole...laid schemes o' mice an" men, Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present...

...cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves and stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, And cranreuch cauld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain : The best...

...cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now i!i. m's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole...laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present...

...cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Kow tliou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole...laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest compared wi' me ! The present...

...house or hald,k To thole1 the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch™ cauld ! But, Mousie, thou ait no thy lane," In proving foresight may be vain : The...laid schemes o' mice an' men. Gang aft a-gley," An lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promis'd joy. Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me ! The present...

...cell. " That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble, Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble, An' cranreuch cauld !" — vol. iii. p. 147. The verses to a Mountain Daisy, though more elegant and picturesque, seem...

...cell. That wee bit heap o' leaves an' stibble Has cost thee mony a weary nibble ! Now thou's turu'd out, for a' thy trouble, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety dribble An' cranreuch canld ! But, mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may be vain; The best laid schemes...

...hald,7 To thole8 the winter's sleety dribble And cranreuch9 cauld ! But, Mousie, thou art no thy lane,10 In proving foresight may be vain : The best laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang aft a-gley,11 An' lea'e us nought but grief and pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blest, compared...

...Now thou's turn'd out, for a' thy trouhle, But house or hald, To thole the winter's sleety drihhle, An' cranreuch cauld ! But Mousie, thou art no thy lane, In proving foresight may he vain : The hest laid schemes o' mice an' men, Gang ait agley, An' lea'c us nought hut grief and...

...Biting. 6 Without. 6 Endure. * Hoar-frost. 116 TO A MOUNTAIN DAISY. But, mousie, them art no thy lane,1 In proving foresight may be vain ; The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft a-gley2 An' leave us naught but grief an' pain, For promised joy. Still thou art blessed, compared...