 But the cheerful spring came kindly on, And show'rs began to fall; John Barleycorn got up again, And sore surpris'd them all. The sultry suns of summer came, And he grew thick and strong; His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears, That no one should him...  The Gentleman's journal - Page 1481869Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...ftrong, His head weel arm'd wi' pointed fpears, That no one mould him wrong. V. The fober Autumn enter'd mild, When he grew wan and pale; His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. VI. His colour ficken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his enemies began To fhew their... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...His His head weel arm'd wi' pointed fpears, That no one fhould him wrong. V. The fober Autumn enter'd mild, When he grew wan and pale ; His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. VI. His colour ficken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his enemies began To fliow their... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 300 pages
...His His head weel arm'd wi' pointed fpears, That no one fhould him wrong. V. The fober Autumn enter'd mild, When he grew wan and pale ; His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. VI. His colour ficken'd more and more, He faded into age ; • / .• And then his enemies began To... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1804 - 242 pages
...His head weel arm'd wi' pointed fpears, That no one (houkl him v1r<n1«. V. The fober Autumn enter'd mild, When he grew wan and pale ; His bending joints and drooping heaJ Show'd he began to fail. Vi. His colour ficken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...wan and pale ; His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. VI. His colour sicken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his enemies began To shew their deadly rage, VII. They've taen a weapon, long and sharp, And cut him by the knee ; Then... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...strong, His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears, That no one should him wrong. The sober autumn enter'd mild, When he grew wan and pale ; His bending joints...drooping head Show'd he began to fail. His colour sicken'd more and more, He faded into age; And then bis enemies began To show their deadly rage. They've... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...strong, His head weel arm'd wi' pointed spears, That no one should him wrong. V. The sober autumn enter'd mild, When he grew wan and pale ; His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. VI. His colour sicken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his enemies began To show their... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...composed on the plan of an old song kuowo by the same natae. . The sober autumn en ter'd mild, AVhen he grew wan and pale : His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. His colour sicken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his enemies began To show their deadly rage. They've... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...wecl arm'd wi' pointed spears, That no one should him wrong. V. The^sober autumn enter'd mild, \Vhen he grew wan and pale ; His bending joints and drooping head, Show'd he began to fail. VI. His colour sicken'd more and more, He faded into age ; And then his enemies began To shew their... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...SCOTTISH. 223 His bending joints and drooping head Show'd he began to fail. VI. Mis colour sicken'd more and more, He faded into age; And then his enemies began To shew their deadly rage. VII. They've taen a weapon, long and sharp, And cut him by the knee ; Then... | |
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