Burns

Famous quotes containing the word burns:

    “The time flew by, wi’ tentless heed;
    Till, ‘tween the late and early,
    Wi’ sma’ persuasion she agreed
    To see me thro’ the barley.”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “Wee, modest, crimson-tipped flow’r,
    Thou’s met me in an evil hour;
    For I maun crush amang the stoure
    Thy slender stem:
    To spare thee now is past my pow’r,
    Thou bonnie gem.”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)

    “O Mary, canst thou wreck his peace,
    Wha for thy sake wad gladly die?
    Or canst thou break that heart of his,
    Whase only faut is loving thee?”
    —Robert Burns (1759–1796)