Robert Burns (1759–1796). Poems and Songs.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.
22 . Song—Raging Fortune: A Fragment
O
Has laid my leaf full low, O!
O raging Fortune’s withering blast
Has laid my leaf full low, O!
My blossom sweet did blow, O! The dew fell fresh, the sun rose mild, And made my branches grow, O! Laid a’ my blossoms low, O! But luckless Fortune’s northern storms Laid a’ my blossoms low, O!