celebrated Scottish poet (1759-1796)

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Ae fond kiss, and then we severA farewell, and then foreverDeep in heart-wrung tears I'll pledge thee,Warring sighs and groans I'll wage thee.Who shall say that Fortune grieves him,While the star of hope she leaves himMe, nae cheerful twinkle lights me,Dark despair around benights me.
I have a hundred times wished that one could resign life as an officer resigns a commission.
If there is another world, he lives in bliss. If there is none, he made the best of this.
Look abroad through Nature's range, Nature's mighty law is change.
O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us.
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, Gang aft agley, An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, For promis'd joy
The best-laid schemes o' mice an 'menGang aft agley.
The great Creator to revereMust sure become the creatureBut still the preaching cant forbear,And ev'n the rigid featureYet ne'er with wits profane to rangeBe complaisance extendedAn atheist laugh's a poor exchangeFor deity offended.

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