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"Still thou art blest, compar'd wi' me
 The present only toucheth thee:
 But, Och! I backward cast my e'e.
 On prospects drear!
 An' forward, tho' I canna see,
 I guess an' fear!"
-- from "To a Mouse" (1785), by Robert Burns (b. 1759-01-25, d. 1796-07-21)