...frae the pleugh ; The black'ning trains o' crawa to their repose; The toil-worn Cotter frae his labor goes, This night his weekly moil is at an end, Collects...to spend, And weary o'er the moor his course does homeward bend in. At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree ; Th'...

...to Victorian versions of the theme - the cottage, the hearth, the wife, cleanliness, thrift, order: The toil-worn COTTER frae his labour goes, This night...morn in ease and rest to spend, And weary, o'er the muir, his course does hameward bend. At length his Lonely Cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter...