He who stills the raven's clamorous nest, And decks the lily fair in flowery pride, Would, in the way His wisdom sees the best, For them and for their little ones provide; But chiefly in their hearts with grace divine preside. The Works of Robert Burns - Page 138by Robert Burns - 1840 - 584 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Anderson - Scotland - 1722 - 440 pages
...hear, well pieas d, the language of the soul ; And in his Book ot Life, the inmates poor enroll. xVIII. Then homeward all take off their sev'ral way; The...youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent pair tiieir secret homage pay, And proffer up to Heaven the warm request, That He who stills the raven's... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 424 pages
...While circling tune moves round, in an eternal sphere. Then homeward all take off their several way j The youngling cottagers retire to rest; The parent pair their secret homage pay, And offer up to Heaven the warm request, That he who stills the raven's clam'rous nest, And decks the lily... | |
| Robert Burns - 1806 - 422 pages
...While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. ******** Then homeward all take off their several way; The youngling cottagers retire to rest: The parent pair their secret homage pay, And offer up to Heaven the warm request, That he who stills the raven's clam'rous nest, And decks the lily... | |
| Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...homeward all take off their several way ; The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent-pair their secret homage pay, And proffer up to Heaven the warm request, That HE who stills the ravens clamorous nest, And decks the lily fair in flowery pride, Would, in the way his wisdom sees... | |
| English literature - 1809 - 530 pages
...chant their artless notes in simple guise ; '' They tune their hearts, by far the noblest aitti.' &c. - Then homeward all .take off their sev'ral way ; ,...Heaven the warm request That He who stills the raven's clam'roui nest, And decks the lily fair in flow'ry pride, Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best,... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...Then homeward all take off their several way; The youngling cottagers retire to rest: The parent-pair their secret homage pay, And proffer up to Heaven the warm request, That he who stills the ravens clamorous nest, And decks the lily fair in flowery pride, Would, in the way his wisdom sees... | |
| Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...hear, well-pleas'd, the language of the soul ; And in his book of life the inmates poor enroll. XVIII. Then homeward all take off their sev'ral way , The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent-pair their secret homage pay, And proffer up to Heav'n the warm request, That He who stills... | |
| English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...homeward all take off their several way ; The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent-pair their secret homage pay, And proffer up to Heaven the warm request,. That He who stills the raven's clamorous nest, And decks the lily fair in flowery pride, Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best,... | |
| Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...homeward all take off their sev'ral way j The youngling cottagers retire to rest : The parent-pair their secret homage pay, And proffer up to heaven...nest, , And decks the lily fair in flow'ry pride, 1 Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best, For them and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly,... | |
| 1821 - 614 pages
...dear While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Then homeward all take off their several way ; The youngling cottagers retire to rest; The...homage pay, And proffer up to heaven the warm request, • Thwt He who stills the raven's clam'rous nest, And decks the lily fair in fiow'ry pride, Would,... | |
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