Robert Burns: Trending quotes (page 5)

“But, oh! fell death's untimely frost,
That nipt my flower sae early.”

“Gie me ae spark o' Nature's fire,
That's a' the learning I desire.”

“The landlord's laugh was ready chorus.”

“We twa hae run about the braes,
And pu'd the gowans fine.”

“He turn'd him right and round about
Upon the Irish shore;
And gae his bridle reins a shake,
With adieu forevermore,
My dear—
And adieu forevermore!”

“For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet
For auld lang syne!”

“The social, friendly, honest man,
Whate'er he be,
'Tis he fulfills great Nature's plan,
And none but he!”

“From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs,
That makes her loved at home, revered abroad:
Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,
"An honest man's the noblest work of God."”

“His ancient, trusty, drouthy crony:
Tam lo'ed him like a vera brither—
They had been fou for weeks thegither.”

“Kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er a' the ills o' life victorious.”

“The heart benevolent and kind
The most resembles God.”

“Misled by fancy's meteor ray,
By passion driven;
But yet the light that led astray
Was light from heaven.”

“Inspiring bold John Barleycorn!
What dangers thou canst make us scorn!
Wi' tippenny, we fear nae evil;
Wi' usquabae, we'll face the devil!”

“Ah, gentle dames! it gars me greet
To think how monie counsels sweet,
How monie lengthened, sage advices,
The husband frae the wife despises!”

“Nae man can tether time or tide.”

“His lockèd, lettered, braw brass collar
Showed him the gentleman an' scholar.”

“John Anderson, my jo, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonie brow was brent;
But now your brow is beld, John,
Your locks are like the snaw,
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my jo!”

“An' there began a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.”

“The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
For a' that an a' that.”