 | American poetry - 1920 - 202 pages
...have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento: But how the subject-theme may gang, Let time and chance determine: Perhaps it may turn out a sang; Perhaps, turn out a sermon. Ye'll try the world soon, my lad; And, Andrew dear, believe me, Ye'll find mankind an unco squad, And... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1920 - 390 pages
...have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento: But how the subject-theme may gang, Let time and chance determine; Perhaps it may turn out a sang; Perhaps, turn out a sermon. Ye'll try the world soon, my lad; And, Andrew dear, believe me, Ye'll find mankind an unco squad, And... | |
 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 pages
...Kharassan. I5 CHANCE How slight a chance may raise or sink a soul! BAILEY — Festus. A Country Town. 16 BURN* — Epistle to a Young Friend. 17 Le hasard c'est peut-etre le pseudonyme de Dieu, quand il ne... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1923 - 976 pages
...Scotland. I pledge myself to no particular line of subjects; but, on the contrary, say with Burns, Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a sermon. I have only to add, by way of postscript to these preliminary chapters, that I have had recourse to... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Wilson - Ayrshire (Scotland) - 1925 - 372 pages
...friend, A Something to have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae other end Than just a kind memento ; But how the subject theme may gang, Let time and chance...may turn out a Sang ; Perhaps, turn out a Sermon. Ye'll tiy the world soon my lad, And ANDREW dear believe me, Ye'll find mankind an unco squad, And... | |
 | 1896 - 432 pages
...Here are 14 familiar quotations in all. Now, from the " Epistle to a Young Friend " I select — " Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a sermon." " And a' your views may come to naught When every nerve is strained." "Aye free, affhaun' your story... | |
 | American poetry - 1926 - 780 pages
...friend, A something to have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento: But how the subject theme may gang, Let time and chance...it may turn out a sang; Perhaps, turn out a sermon. Ye'll try the world soon, my lad; And, Andrew dear, believe me, Ye'll find mankind an unco squad, And... | |
 | 1926 - 562 pages
...himself felt the clash of form and mood in the Epistles with stanza-form. " But how the subject-theme may gang Let time and chance determine; Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a sermon." The truth is that the Epistles, although they mostly show the casualness of manner, the humour, and... | |
 | Illinois State Historical Society - Illinois - 1928 - 520 pages
...in the room, between two surgeons than I was to my Burns, for I have misquoted. Let me correct it : "But how the subject theme may gang, Let Time and...it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out a sermon." There, that's more creditable to "Bobby." This is a bright, warm, sunshiny Sabbath. The birds are making... | |
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LANG hae thought, my youthfu' friend, A something to have sent you, Tho' it should serve nae ither end Than just a kind memento ; But how the subject theme may gang, Let time and chance determine ; Perhaps, it may turn out a sang, Perhaps, turn out a... 
