 Is there, in human form, that bears a heart — A wretch ! a villain ! lost to love and truth ! That can, with studied, sly, ensnaring art, Betray sweet Jenny's unsuspecting youth? Curse on his perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue,...  Poems: Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 12by Robert Burns - 1797Full view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...dissembling smooth .' Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? b there no pity, no relenting truth, nd indolence abash'd soon flies the place ; Thus challenged forth, distraction wild ? XI. « But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halcsome pan-itch, chief... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...youth ? Curse on his perjured arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...parents fondling o'er their child? Then paints the ruined maid, and their distraction wild '.' But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome... | |
 | Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...youth? Curse on his perjured arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exiled? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...their child, Then paints the ruin'd maid, and their distraction wild? But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome parritch, chief of Scotia's... | |
 | Scottish ballads and songs - 1854 - 606 pages
...youth ? Curse on his perjured arts! dissembling smooth! Are honor, virtue, conscience, all exil'd? Is there no pity^ no relenting ruth, Points to the...their child? Then paints the ruin'd maid, and their distraction wild. i But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome parritch, chief o' Scotia's... | |
 | English poetry - 1854 - 608 pages
...youth ? Curse on his perjured arts! dissembling smooth ! Are honor, virtue, conscience, all exil'd? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...their child? Then paints the ruin'd maid, and their distraction •, But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome parritch, chief o' Scotia's... | |
 | American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...youth ? Curse on his perjured arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honor, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...parents fondling o'er their child, — Then paints the ruined maid, and their distraction wild ? But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...youth 1 Curse on his perjured arts ! dissembling, smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exiled 1 Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the parents fondling o'er their child ? That paints the ruined maid, and their distraction wild ? But now the supper crowns their simple... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...dissembling smooth ! Are honor, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth,1 Points to the parents fondling o'er their child? Then paints the ruin'd itmid, and their distraction wild1? But now the supper crowns their simple board! The healsome parritch,2... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...youth ? Curse on his perjur'd arts ! dissembling smooth ! Are honour, virtue, conscience, all exil'd ? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...their child? Then paints the ruin'd maid, and their distraction wild ? But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome parritch, chief of Scotia's... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...youth ? Curse on his perjured arts ! dissembling smooth ! - Are honor, virtue, conscience, all exiled ? Is there no pity, no relenting ruth, Points to the...parents fondling o'er their child,— Then paints the ruined maid, and their distraction wild ? But now the supper crowns their simple board, The halesome... | |
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