Robert Burns (1759–1796) Scottish poet and lyricist
To a Mouse, st. 7 (1785)
Source: Collected Poems of Robert Burns
“The best laid schemes o' mice and men
Gang aft a-gley”
To a Mouse, st. 7 (1785)
Source: Collected Poems of Robert Burns
Context: The best laid schemes o' mice and men
Gang aft a-gley;
And leave us naught but grief and pain
For promised joy.
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