Still thou art blest compar'd wi' me!

The present only toucheth thee:

But och! I backward cast my e'e

On prospects drear!

An' forward tho' I canna see,

I guess an' fear!

TO A LOUSE
On Seeing One on a Lady's Bonnet at Church

Ha! whare ye gaun, ye crowlin' ferlie! where are, going, wonder

Your impudence protects you sairly: