 It's no in makin muckle mair: It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If Happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest : Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us...  Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect - Page 217by Robert Burns - 1794Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...We'll fit and fowth a tune ; Syne rhyme till't we'll time aill't, An' fing't when we hac .done. V. It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like...purchafe peace and reft ; It's no in makin' muckle main It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly bleft : If Happinefs hae not her feat And... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...We'll sit and sowth a tune ; Syne rhyme till't, we'll time till't, And sing't when we hae done. V. It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in makin muckle mair : It's no in books ; its no in lear, To make... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...topics of morality. There is page after page of such lines as the prosing stanza that follows : " It's no in titles nor in rank, It's no in wealth like Lon'on Bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in makin muckle mair': It's no in books, its no in lear, To make... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...We'll sit and sowth a tune; Syne rhyme till't, we'll time till't, And sing't when we hae done, It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest; It's no in makin muckle mair : It's :io in books : it's no in lear ; To make... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in making muckle mair : It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...Well sit an' sowth a tune ; Syne rhyme till't, we'll time tillt, And sing't when we hae done. V. It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; Ct's no in makin muckle mair : It's no in books ; it's no in lair, To make... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...We'll sit an' sowth a tune ; Syne rhyme tilFt, we'll time till't, And sing't when we hae done. It's no in titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest; It's no in making muckle mair: It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make... | |
 | John Platts - Conduct of life - 1822 - 844 pages
...far above all that flatters the senses, and contributes merely to the gratification of the body. It's no in titles nor in rank; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank ; To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in making muckle mair : It's no in books : it's no in lear, To make... | |
 | Education - 1825 - 498 pages
...54 " It's no in titles nor in rank, It's no in wealth like Lon'non bank, To purchase peace and rest. It's no in makin muckle mair, It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest. " If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great,... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1826 - 734 pages
...exercise of such an under* standing as his, may be read in every stanza of the Epistle to Davie, " It's no in titles nor in rank, It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest; It's no in books, it's no in lear, To mnk us truly blest. Wha drudge and drive... | |
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