There is nothing in the whole frame of man which seems to me so unaccountable as that thing called conscience. Robert Burns More Quotes by Robert Burns More Quotes From Robert Burns Oatcakes are a delicate relish when eaten warm with ale. Robert Burns relish delicate ale And like a passing thought, she fled In light away. Robert Burns passings passing light See Social-life and Glee sit down, Robert Burns glee change drinking A prince can mak a belted knight, A marquis, duke, and a' that; But an honest man's aboon his might: Guid faith, he maunna fa' that. Robert Burns knights might men Suspense is worse than disappointment. Robert Burns suspense anxiety disappointment Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed, Or to victory! Now 's the day and now 's the hour; See the front o' battle lour. Robert Burns victory bed battle Some books are lies frae end to end. Robert Burns ends book lying And let us mind, faint heart ne'er wan A lady fair. Wha does the utmost that he can Will whyles do mair. Robert Burns mind doe heart Why has a religious turn of mind always a tendency to narrow and harden the heart? Robert Burns religious mind heart What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted. Robert Burns experience done temptation The landlord's laugh was ready chorus. Robert Burns chorus laughter laughing In durance vile 1here must I wake and weep, And all my frowsy couch in sorrow steep. Robert Burns couches prison sorrow Not the bee upon the blossom, In the pride o' sunny noon; Not the little sporting fairy, All beneath the simmer moon; Not the poet, in the moment Fancy lightens in his e'e, Kens the pleasure, feels the rapture, That thy presence gi'es to me. Robert Burns noon pride moon Now simmer blinks on flowery braes, And o'er the crystal streamlet plays. Robert Burns crystals summer play Wee, sleekit, cowrin, tim'rous beastie, O, what a panic's in thy breastie! Robert Burns panic Liberty's in every blow! Let us do or die. Robert Burns usurpers liberty blow Apropos, is not the Scotch phrase 'Auld Lang Syne' exceedingly expressive? I shall give you the verses on the other sheet. The words of 'Auld Lang Syne' are good, but the music is an old air, the rudiments of the modern tune of that name. ... Dare to be honest and fear no labor. ... Opera is where a man gets stabbed in the back, and instead of dying, he sings. ... Chords that vibrate sweetest pleasure thrill the deepest notes of woe. ... Critics! Those cut-throat bandits in the paths of fame. Robert Burns scotch cutting men John Barleycorn was a hero bold, Of noble enterprise, For if you do but taste his blood, 'Twill make your courage rise, Twill make a man forget his wo; 'Twill heighten all his joy. Robert Burns hero men blood Even every ray of hope destroyed and not a wish to gild the gloom. Robert Burns despair rays wish God knows, I'm not the thing I should be, Nor am I even the thing I could be, But twenty times I rather would be An atheist clean, Than under gospel colours hid be Just for a screen. Robert Burns twenties atheist would-be
