 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
 | Cameron Morrison - North Carolina - 1927 - 430 pages
...the 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 refined! 0 Scotial... | |
 | Caroline Miles Hill - Religious poetry, English - 1928 - 888 pages
...the 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 refin'd ! * O Scotia... | |
 | 1901 - 498 pages
...the 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! LITTLE BOY... | |
 | Ronald Carter, John McRae - English language - 1997 - 613 pages
...the breath of kings, 'An honest man's the noble 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 refin'd! Tam O'Shanter... | |
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