O wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as ithers see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion : What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And ev'n devotion! Civics and Health - Page 114by William Harvey Allen - 1909 - 411 pagesFull view - About this book
| Throne Crick - 1847 - 298 pages
...the clearing of throats, or unpleasant expectorations. A PUPPY— MR. SMOKEM COXEYE. " O, wud some Power the giftie gie us, To see oursel's as ithers see us !" Newcastle, June, 1843. — Manchester produced to-day, for our amusement, not the usual bustling,... | |
| Louise Elemjay - 1853 - 300 pages
...suzerainty turn into ^' apples of Sodom" and " grapes of Gomorrah" in their very hands: "Oh, wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursel's as ithers see us, It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion ; What airs in dress an' gait wad lea'e us, And e'en devotion... | |
| Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940) - 1891 - 900 pages
...my statement exaggerated? 1 ask you to investigate the facts, and you will find they bear me out. " 'Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us.' When men are committing crimes they do not seem to know it. Our position is most unfortunate.... | |
| 1860 - 46 pages
...ennobling of humanity. j. L. s. in gtnirmi fife. "0! wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us, It wad frae mony a blunder free us, An foolish notion."— BURNS. THE king of poets who discovered the fact, so often quoted since, that... | |
| 1862 - 364 pages
...like wild Bacchants. THE HARVARD MAGAZINE. VOL. Vin. NOVEMBER, 1861. No. 69. CAKICATURES. " 0 wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursel's as ithers see us ! " IF you put the caricature of a man into his own hands, and, as it stares up at him, let him have... | |
| Frank Leslie - 1870 - 400 pages
...every-day fault, and well might Burns •say: " 0 wad Bome power the giftie gie us To see oursells as ithers see us, It wad frae mony a blunder free us." And I, for one, add " Amen" to the poet's prayer far lots of my friends ; of course, I don't need it myself.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1863 - 368 pages
...speed The blastie's makin' ! shriveiied dwarf Thae winks and finger-ends, I dread, Are notice takin' ! Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion : What airs in dress and gait... | |
| Robert Burns - 1863 - 358 pages
...speed The blastie's makin' ! shrivelled dwarf Thae winks and finger-ends, I dread, Are notice takin' ! Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion : What airs in dress and gait... | |
| Robert Burns - 1864 - 380 pages
...what cursed speed The blastie 's makin' ! Thae winks and finger-ends, I dread, Are notice takin' ! Oh wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursel's as others sec us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion : What airs in dress and gait... | |
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