 There ever bask in uncreated rays, No more to sigh or shed the bitter tear, Together hymning their Creator's praise, In such society, yet still more dear ; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compared with this, how poor Religion's pride,...  Poems: Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 17by Robert Burns - 1797Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...society, yet still more dear ; "While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. XVII. Compared with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all' the pomp of method and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's every. grace, except the heart 1 The Power, incensed, the... | |
 | John Bullar, George Keate - 1818 - 92 pages
...In such society, yet still more dear, While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compared with this, how poor religion's pride, In all the pomp of method and of art, When men display, to congregationi wide, Devotion's every grace, except the heart! The Power incensed the pageant... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...praise, In such society, yet still more dear ; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ! The Po&'r, incens'd, the... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1820 - 458 pages
...society, yet still more dear ; While circling time moves round in an eternal sphere. XVII. Compared with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ! The Pow'r, incens'd, the... | |
 | English literature - 1826 - 602 pages
...that H — me was certainly a very good man, and had no fault but that of not being fat. DEVOTION. How poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grave, except the heart !" — BURNS. ON the breath... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...praise, In such society yet still more dear ; [sphere. While circling time moves round in an eternal XVII. Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart ' The Pow'r, incens'd, the... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...praise, In such society, yet still more dear; [sphere. While circling time moves round in an eternal Compar'd with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! The Pojo'r, incens'd, the pageant... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...In such society, yet still more dear; [sphere. While circling time moves round in an eternal ComparM with this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's ev'ry grace, except the heart! The Pmo'r, incens'd, the pageant... | |
 | Hew Ainslie, Robert Burns - Anecdotes - 1822 - 302 pages
...Priest-like father read the sacred page", must have, with the immortal bard exclaimed— ' Compar'd witk this, how poor Religion's pride, In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide, Devotion's every grace, except the heart!' Pompous display, and refined... | |
 | Theology - 1822 - 500 pages
...COMMISSIONS BIST. No- 12.] TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1823, [Vol. I. MOMENTS OF MELANCHOLY. " How poor religious pride , In all the pomp of method, and of art, When men display to congregations wide Devotion's every grace, ercept the heart ! The Power incensed the pageant... | |
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