To a Mouse | The Poetry Foundation
O, what a panic’s in thy breastie! Wi’ bickerin brattle! Wi’ murd’ring pattle! An’ fellow-mortal! What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! An’ never miss ’t! Thy wee-bit housie, too, in ruin! It’s silly wa’s the win’s are strewin! O’ foggage green! Baith snell an’ keen! Out thro’ thy cell. Has cost thee monie a weary nibble! An’ cranreuch cauld!
To a Mouse by Robert Burns - Scottish Poetry Library
‘To a Mouse’, however, highlights their stark differences as poets. We never see such specificity in the works of Shakespeare as we find even in the title of the Scots poem: ‘To a Mouse (On turning her up in her nest wi the Plough, November, 1785)’.
Robert Burns Poem -"To a Mouse"
To a Mouse - A Poem by Robert Burns (Written by Burns after he had turned over the nest of a tiny field mouse with his plough. Burns was a farmer and farmers are generally far too busy to be concerned with the health of mice.
To a Mouse - Wikipedia
"To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest With the Plough, November, 1785" [1] [2] is a Scots-language poem written by Robert Burns in 1785. It was included in the Kilmarnock Edition [3] and all of the poet's later editions, such as the Edinburgh Edition.
Robert Burns - To A Mouse (English translation) - Lyrics Translate
Dec 24, 2022 · Robert Burns - To A Mouse lyrics (English (Scots)) + English translation: Small, crafty, cowering, timorous little beast, / Oh, what a panic is in your
To a Mouse by Robert Burns - Poem Analysis
‘To a Mouse’ by Robert Burns describes the unfortunate situation of a mouse whose home was destroyed by the poet. The poem begins with the speaker stating that he knows about the nature of the mouse.
To a Mouse, by Robert Burns - Poems - Academy of American …
O' what a panic's in thy breastie! Wi' bickering brattle! Wi' murdering pattle. An' fellow mortal! What then? poor beastie, thou maun live! And never miss't! Thy wee bit housie, too, in ruin! It's silly wa's the win's are strewin! O' foggage green! Baith snell and keen! Out thro' thy cell. Has cost thee monie a weary nibble! An' cranreuch cauld.
Robert Burns - To A Mouse - Electric Scotland
Thanks to George Wilkie for letting us have this explanation of this poem from his book, "Understanding Robert Burns". He then goes on to apologise to the mouse for the behaviour of mankind using beautiful prose which requires neither translation nor interpretation.
Robert Burns - To a Mouse - BBC
To a Mouse is a poem written by Robert Burns in 1785 and read here by Brian Cox.
Robert Burns – To a Mouse - Genius
“To a Mouse, on Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plow” is a famous poem by Scottish lyricist/poet Robert Burns. It’s written as an apology to a mouse that Burns has disturbed...