Poems (To a Mouse and Tam O’Shanter), by Robert Burns

<p>A humble Scotchman, plowing his fields, turns over the nest of a frightened mouse. He apologizes with the deepest sincerity and explains how "the best-laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." (Volume 6, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Robert Burns born Jan. 25, 1759.</p> <p> </p>