 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 19by Robert Burns - 1797Full view - About this book
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 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 refined ! O Scotia... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1831 - 484 pages
...An honest man's the noblest work of God :" And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The collage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ! a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied rn arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! XX. * O Scotia... | |
 | 1831 - 426 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 jromp ! a cumbrous load. • Pope's Windsor Forest. С -¿ Disguising oft the wretch of human kind,... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1832 - 338 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 refined ! O Scotia,... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad ; Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, 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 most vile, in wickedness refin'd !— Burnt.... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1833 - 304 pages
...That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad ; Princes and lords are but the breath of kings. ' • ' The cottage leaves the palace far behind; What is a lordling's pomp ? a cumbrous load, Disguising oi't the wretch of human -kind, Studied in arts most vile, in wickedness refinM ! — Burnt.... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 370 pages
...breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of GOD ;" And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly 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 ! XX. O Scotia... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poetry, Modern - 1834 - 206 pages
...honest mafl*s the notflest work 6rGod ;" And certes in fair virtue's heav'nly road, •« The catt age leaves the palace far behind ; ' What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising of the wretch of human-kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd XX. O Scotia!... | |
 | Moses Severance - American literature - 1835 - 314 pages
...the breath of kings, 'An honest man's the noblest work of Godj" I certain, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind; What is a lordling's pomp ? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human -kind, tudied in arts most vile, in wickedness refin'd ! — Burn*.... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...The cottage leaves the palace f:ir behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ! a cumbrous load. Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ; О Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven ia sent... | |
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