Friday 25 January 2008

Should auld acquaintance be forgot

Robert Burns, born 249 years ago; and with 11 months left to go until Christmas.

Here's an extract from the Bard:

"Look not alone on youthful prime,
Or manhood's active might;
Man then is useful to his kind,
Supported in his right:
But see him on the edge of life,
With cares and sorrows worn;
Then Age and Want-oh! ill-match'd pair-
Shew man was made to mourn.

 

Source and prose in full

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yet let not this too much, my son, disturb thy youthful breast; this patial view of human-kind is surely not the last! The poor oppressed honest man, had never sure been born, had there not been some recomense to comfort those that mourn! Dawn

Fiona-Jane Brown said...

Weel done, Cutty Sark!

Havin haggis and neeps in about 30min! will post photo on own blog. Happy Birthday to Rabbie.