 | 1852 - 978 sider
...confesses some faults, and appears conscious of others, as he exclaims — "O ! would some power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us ; It would frae inoiiy a blunder free us, And foolish notion." After Mr. Jerdan has rebuked his rebukers, he favours... | |
 | William Jerdan - 1852 - 438 sider
...; and, like the others, the great majority of them struggle and sink. ' * O ! would some Power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us ; It would frae mony a blunder free us And foolish notion. What airs and graces, and a' would lea' us, And e'en devotion... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 sider
...abread! Ye little ken what cursed speed The blastie's makin! Thae winks and finger-ends, I dread. O, wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us ^— To see oursels 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... | |
 | None - 1855 - 214 sider
...subject fully deserves discussion in a special chapter. Burns, the poet, says :— " 0 wad some power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us ; It would frae mony a blunder free us, An' foolish notion." When I have seen people indulge their infirmity of temper,... | |
 | 1860 - 1028 sider
...that makes me much regret his selection" to be Secretary to the Admiralty. " Oh, would some Power the ds of décision criteria— those for division in be a sight indeed. We might extend this list a long way, and it certainly would not do for the Catalogue... | |
 | George Palmer Tyler - 1862 - 22 sider
...monarchies ; how do republics appear to them ] That must be considered when estimating our moral power ] " O wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us 1 It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An' foolish notion." It must be confessed that republics have... | |
 | Caroline H. Woods - 1867 - 220 sider
...by singing her a hymn, composed by an old and popular poet, commencing, — " O wad some power the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us, It would ftae mom' a blunder free us." The outer life made no sign. I stood in silent composure, watched her... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - 628 sider
...all defects in the face before them, when they are tying on their cravat or brushing their hair. " O wad some pow'r the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us !" For that, presumably, would from many a blunder free us, and foolish notion. Strange it is, muses... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1871 - 618 sider
...generally are, more visible to the outer world than to himself; and therefore Burns cries — " Oh, wad some Pow'r the giftie gie us — To see oursels as ithers see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion. What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us, And... | |
 | Peter Gibson Thomson - 1880 - 450 sider
...writing so glowingly of themselves, have read and pondered over the lines of " Bobbie Burns:" '• O. wad some pow'r the giftie gie us, To see oursels as ithers see us ! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, And foolish notion." BIRCH (THOMAS LEDLIE). Seemingly Experimental... | |
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