 An honest man's the noblest work of God ; " And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ? — a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness...  Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 16by Robert Burns - 1798Full view - About this book
 | Books - 1786 - 610 pages
...breath of Kings; " An honed man 's the nobleft work of GOD :" And cenes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What is a lordling's pomp ? A cumbrous load, Difguififlg oft the ivretcb of human, kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickednefs refin'd ! XX. O... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...the breath of kings, ' An honeft man's the noble work of GOD :' And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves the Palace far behind : "What...SCOTIA ! my dear, my native foil ! For whom my warmed wrfh to hevaen is fent ! Long may thy hardy fons of rujllc toil, [tent Be bleft with health, and peace,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...the breath of kings, ' An honeft man's the noble work of GOD :' And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves the Palace far behind : "What...wickednefs refin'd ! O SCOTIA ! my dear, my native foil! Be bleft with health, and peace, and fweet con And O may Heaven their fimple lives prevent For whom... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...breath of kings, * ' An honeft man's the nobleft work of God :' And ccrtes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves the Palace far behind : What,.... . Studied in arts of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd I j • XX. O Scotia! my dear, my native foil! For whom my warmeft wifh to heaven is fcnt!' Long may... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 260 pages
...abroad ; Princes and Jords are but the breath of kings, " An honeft man's the nobleft work of-GoD !". And certes in fair Virtue's heav'nly road The cottage...the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, inwickednefs refined. 'O Scotia ! my dear, my native foil ! For whom my warmeft wifh to Heav'n is fent... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...fcenes like thefe, old Scotia's grandeur fprings, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings, * An...kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd ! XX. O Scotia ! my dear, my native foil f For whom my warmeft wifh to Heav'n is fent ! Long may thy... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 300 pages
...Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings, ' An honeft man's the nobleft work of GOD :' And ccrtcs, in fair Virtue's heav'nly road,-. The Cottage leaves...kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd ! XX. O Scotia ! my dear, my native foil ! For whom my warmeft wifh to Heav'n is fent ! Long may thy... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of GOD;' And, certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind; What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 694 pages
...would, upon contemplating it, have made a stoic feel the enthusiasm of sympathy and compassion. •Tiie cottage leaves the palace far behind; What is a lordling's pomp, a cumb'rous load, Di'gmsini; oft the wretch of human kind, Sindied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O gracious... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God;' And, certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Stndied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia!... | |
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