Thursday, January 1, 2004

A Bottle And Friend Comments

Rating: 3.1

There's nane that's blest of human kind,
But the cheerful and the gay, man,
Fal, la, la, &c.
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Robert Burns
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person 15 January 2021

i need to learn this for school and i cant be bothered doing it ¬.¬

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Manisha Rani Baral 26 December 2020

Its amazing 👍

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Mahtab Bangalee 13 December 2020

Believe me, happiness is shy, And comes not aye when sought, man/// appropriate time comes never; happiness, satisfaction of mind comes never in perfect time or desired time; but it's true that humankind desires not in perfect time; oh what is perfect time- it's complicated in this life

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Mustafa Bellek 13 December 2020

Perfecto !!

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Ratnakar Mandlik 13 December 2020

Great inference, " happiness is shy, And comes not aye when sought, man" A great classic write worth classic poem of the day.

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Michael Walker 25 June 2020

When did a bottle of strong drink ever make a man truly happy? I disagree with Burns.

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A B Faniki 25 July 2019

Nice poem.

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Then catch the moments as they fly, And use them as ye ought, man: Believe me, happiness is shy, And comes not aye when sought, man.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 16 May 2019

" Happiness is shy And comes not aye when sought" Great truth depicted

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Syquan Besch 22 March 2019

yep me too we have an assignment and that is to look up poems about friendship and copy the link and send it to our teacher

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hhcfkwn 08 January 2019

shortpoem thank i need this for my school poem compitition

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Khairul Ahsan 01 January 2019

'Believe me, happiness is shy, And comes not aye when sought, man.' - True, it often is just like that!

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John Beaton 01 January 2019

He had a fine appetite for life and all its sadness and pleasure. and he filled each poem well, like a good pint.

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Prabir Gayen 01 January 2019

Very good poem.... thanks......//////

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Glen Kappy 01 January 2019

‘Tis true—happiness comes not when sought, friends. -Glen

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Dr Antony Theodore 01 January 2019

A very fine poem.. tony

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Edward Kofi Louis 01 January 2019

What his share may be! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 25 January 2017

catch the moments as they fly. Wonderful imagery and superb diction. Thanks for sharing it here.

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Deborah Yeries 27 November 2005

A bottle can be a friend, and happiness can be elusive, but it is no answer in the end, man.

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