Now Simmer blinks on flowery braes, Robert Burns More Quotes by Robert Burns More Quotes From Robert Burns Yon rosebuds in the morning-dew, how pure amang the leaves sae green! Robert Burns dewrosemorning Ambition is a meteor-gleam; Fame a restless airy dream; Pleasures, insects on the wing Round Peace, th' tend rest flow'r of spring. Robert Burns ambitiondreamspring I waive the quantum o' the sin, The hazard of concealing; But, och! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! Robert Burns hazardssinfeelings On Earth, Discord! A gloomy Heaven above, opening her jealous gates to the nineteen thousandth part of the tithe of mankind! And below, an inescapable & inexorable Hell, expanding its leviathan jaws for the vast residue of Mortals! Robert Burns jealousatheismheaven Your lines, I maintain it, are poetry, and good poetry.... Friendship... had I been so blest as to have met with you in time, might have led me - God of love only knows where. Robert Burns linesgodmight I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission. Robert Burns officersquittinghundred Good Lord, what is man! for as simple he looks, Do but try to develop his books and his crooks, With his depths and his shallows, his good and his evil, All in all, he's a problem must puzzle the devil. Robert Burns simplemenbook Flow gently, sweet Afton, among thy green braes, Flow gently, I'll sing thee a song in thy praise. Robert Burns riverssongsweet Pleasures are like poppies spread: You seize the flow'r, its bloom is shed. Robert Burns poppiespleasureflow Nursing her wrath to keep it warm.--Robert Burns Robert Burns sulkynursingwrath Misled by fancy's meteor ray, By passion driven; But yet the light that led astray Was light from heaven. Robert Burns passionlightheaven As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious. Robert Burns redcuriosityfun At length his lonely cot appears in view, Robert Burns dadlonelyhome The best plans of men and mice often go awry. Robert Burns miceplansmen To make three guineas do the work of five. Robert Burns guineaeconomythree Beauty's of a fading nature. Has a season and is gone! Robert Burns fadinggonebeauty All my fears and cares are of this world; if there is another, an honest man has nothing to fear from it. Robert Burns fearmenworld For thus the royal mandate ran, When first the human race began, "The social, friendly honest man, Whate'er he be, Tis he fulfils great Nature's plan, And none but he!" Robert Burns honestynaturemen Pharmaceutical projects are like fresh fruit - they depreciate if they are not tended to, and they do poorly if sitting on the shelf with long periods of inactivity. Robert Burns taskssittinglong Their sighing, canting, grace-proud faces, their three-mile prayers, and half-mile graces. Robert Burns threegraceprayer
