"Wee, sleekit, cowerin', timorous beastie,
Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie! "
For the times he lived in, Rabbie Burns was remarkably sensitive to the natural world, don't you think?
Basinda, it's a poem, "To A Mouse". Robert Burns was Scottish, lived in the 18th - early 19th centuries, and is considered to be Scotland's national poet. Oh, yes - he also wrote "Auld Lang Syne"! And he was quite a ladies' man!!!!
trynfindit
Oct 1, 2016
The (Scottish) actor (Ian Richardson) who played Dr. Joseph Bell in 'The Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes' (a BBC drama) quoted that poem.
Oh, what a panic's in thy breastie! "
For the times he lived in, Rabbie Burns was remarkably sensitive to the natural world, don't you think?