A Winter Night 24438Poemby Robert Burnsfirst line (public domain): When biting Boreas, fell and doure,Sharp shivers thro' the leafless bow'r;When Phoebus gies a short-liv'd glow'r, Far south the lift,Dim-dark'ning thro' the flaky show'r, Or whirling drift.Language: Scotstags: blow blow thou winter winds Locations in Harold's LibraryThe Canongate Burns (book)page 199in "The Edinburgh Edition, 1787"This work has the following connections with other works:King Lear • Epigraph to Burns's poem is Lear's lines from 3.4 "Poor naked wretches wheresoe'er you are ... From seasons such as these?"Array ( [_edit_lock] => Array ( [0] => 1536688409:1 ) [_edit_last] => Array ( [0] => 1 ) [inlibrary] => Array ( [0] => "23230"*p199*The Edinburgh Edition, 1787 ) [firstline] => Array ( [0] => When biting Boreas, fell and doure, / Sharp shivers thro' the leafless bow'r; / When Phoebus gies a short-liv'd glow'r, / %%%Far south the lift, / Dim-dark'ning thro' the flaky show'r, / %%%Or whirling drift.|p ) [connection] => Array ( [0] => "6804"|Epigraph to Burns's poem is Lear's lines from 3.4 "Poor naked wretches wheresoe'er you are ... From seasons such as these?" ) ) Post navigation ← Previous PoemNext Poem → Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.