To a Mouse

"To A Mouse" is a poem written by Robert Burns in 1785, and was included in the Kilmarnock Volume. It is from the last few stanzas that John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men took its title.

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:Wee, sleeket, cowran, tim'rous beastie,

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:O, what panic's in thy breastie!

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:Thou need na start awa sae hasty,

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:Wi' bickering brattle!

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:I wad be laith to rin an' chase thee,

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:Wi' murd'ring pattle!

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:I'm truly sorry Man's dominion

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:Has broken Nature's social union,

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:An' justifies that ill opinion,

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:Which makes thee startle,

Poem: REDIRECT Poetry...

Robert Burns: Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) is the best known of the poets who have written in Scots. Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them. His poem (and song) Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay, and Scots Wha Hae served for a long t...

1785: 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar)....

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