 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!  The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Page 258by Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1836 - 398 pages
...The honor of a maid is her name, and no legacy is so rich as honesty." ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. " Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, 'An honest man's the noblest work of God. " COTTER'S SATURDAY NIGHT. FAHMER BUTTON was an agriculturist of the old school ; he looked after... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...lil:c thcue old Scotia'i grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad : Princes niul lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of Go» !" And nil«, it, Cur virtue's heav'nly road, The cotttir/t leaves the palace far behind ; What... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...preside. XIX. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...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,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...preside. XIX. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered . Wardle heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ? a cumbrous load,... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...preside. 8 From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings...noblest work of God ;" And, certes,* in fair -virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is lordling's pomp ? A cumbrous load,... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...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,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...their little ones provide ; But chiefly in thtiir hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her...and lords are but the breath of kings, * An honest man 's the noblest work of God :r* And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad; Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...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... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...Forest." From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad : Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings, 'An honest man's the noblest work of God : ' And certes,1 in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What is a lordling's... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 236 pages
...with the poet, that such brethren are among the best of their country's sons, that " From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad;" and you desire to join in the Invocation that bursts from his pious and patriotic heart: " O Scotia... | |
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