 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 pagine
...gies mony a twang, Wi' gnawing vengeance ! Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines. When fevers burn, or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our neighbor's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan ; But thec, — thou hell o' a' diseases, Aye mocks... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 pagine
...gies mony a twang, Wi' gnawing vengeance ! Tearing my nerves wi" bitter pang. Like racking engines. When fevers burn, or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our neighbor's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan ; But thee, — thou hell o' a' diseases, Aye mocks... | |
 | 1880 - 596 pagine
...tormented with that disorder. One stanza will be sufficient to show the author's appreciation of it: "When fevers burn or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our neighbor's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan; But thee, thou hell o' a' diseases, Aye makes our... | |
 | Daniel Greenleaf Thompson - 1884 - 1102 pagine
...relief, which we should not have felt were it not for the pain. In the language of Burns : — ' ' When fevers burn or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw or colic squeezes, Our neighbour's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan.' The same fact is chronicled by Talfourd : —... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1887 - 400 pagine
...gies monie a twang, Wi' gnawing vengeance ; Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines I When fevers burn, or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes ; Our neighbour's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan ; But thee — thou hell o' a' diseases, Adown my... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - 1890 - 640 pagine
...gies mony a twang, Wi" gnawing vengeance! Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines. When fevers burn, or ague freezes; Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our neighbor's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan; But thee — thou hell o' a' diseases, Aye mocks... | |
 | Grace Townsend - 1891 - 570 pagine
...gies mony a twang, Wi' gnawing vengeance! Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines. When fevers burn, or ague freezes; Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our neighbor's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan ; But thee — thou hell o' a1 diseases, Aye mocks... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 674 pagine
...gies mony a twang, Wi' gnawing vengeance ; Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines ! When fevers burn, or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes ; Our neighbour's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan ; 10 But thee — thou hell o' a' diseases ! Aye... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 534 pagine
...round the fire the giglets keckle To see me loup, An', raving mad, I wish a heckle Were i' their doup ! When fevers burn, or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our ncebors sympathise to ease us Wi' pitying moan ; But thee ! — thou hell o' a' diseases, They mock... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 656 pagine
...maids-cackle To see me loup, J«'"p An", raving mad, I wish a heckle heckiing-comb Were i' their doup ! When fevers burn or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw or colic squeezes, Our neebors sympathise to ease us Wi' pitying moan ; But thee ! — thou hell o' a' diseases, They mock... | |
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Wi' gnawing vengeance! Tearing my nerves wi' bitter pang, Like racking engines ! When fevers burn, or ague freezes, Rheumatics gnaw, or colic squeezes, Our neighbor's sympathy may ease us, Wi' pitying moan; But thee, thou hell o 
