 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 728 pages
...Oppressed with grief, oppressed with care, A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh : Oh life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim-backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear ! What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 736 pages
...OPPRESSED with grief, oppressed with care, A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh : Oh life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim-backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear 1 What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
 | 1868 - 838 pages
...father that he was heartily tired of life and would gladly resign it. As he afterwards sings : " Oh life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I. " There is no affectation in this announcement that he was heartily tired of life. The declaration... | |
 | 1861 - 356 pages
...way, He had not borne for thee Sad languors through the summer day, Storms on the wintry sea. KEELE. O life! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as 11 For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been!" WHITTIEE.... | |
 | Joseph Robertshaw - 1862 - 286 pages
...Oppress'd with guilt, oppress'd with care, A burden more than I can bear, I sit me down and sigh ; O life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road. To wretches sued as I. Dim backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear! What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 368 pages
...OPPRESSED with grief, oppressed with care, A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh : Oh life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim-backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear ! What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 440 pages
...PPRESSED with grief, oppressed with care, A burden more than I can bear, I sit me down and sigh : 0 life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear ! What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 358 pages
...OPPRESSED with grief, oppressed with care, A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh : Oh life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim-backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear! What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
 | W A. C - 1863 - 354 pages
...Oppress'd with giief, — oppress'd with care, A burden more than I can bear, I sit me down and sigh. 0 life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim — backward as I cast my view, What sick'ning scenes appear ! What sorrows yet may... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1864 - 380 pages
.../^PPRESSED with grief, oppressed with care, ^ A burden more than I can bear, I set me down and sigh : Oh life ! thou art a galling load, Along a rough, a weary road, To wretches such as I ! Dim-backward as I cast my view, What sickening scenes appear ! What sorrows yet may pierce... | |
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Too justly I may fear! Still caring, despairing, Must be my bitter doom; My woes here shall close ne'er But with the closing tomb! 
