 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
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...little ones provide ; But chiefly in their hearts with grace divine preside. XIX. * 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 :' And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the... | |
 | 1812 - 140 pages
...cannot be bestowed ; and every reader of piety and virtue will agree with him, that " From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad." IT has been already observed*, that the range of an illiterate poet's thoughts cannot be very extensive,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...their little ones provide; But, c hirfly, in their hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her...man's the noblest work of GOD:' And, certes, in fair Tirtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 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,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...seenes like the*e old Scotters grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad: Prinees and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God $' And eertes, ip fair virtue's heav'nly road, The eottage leaves the palaee far behind ; What is a lordling's... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...their little ones provide ; But chiefly, in their hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her...kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God:' And certesf in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...; But chiefly, in their hearts with graee dtrnite proside. XIX. From scenes like these old Scotia't grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd...kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God :' And eertes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palaee far behind ; What is a lording's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...little ones provide ; But chiefly, in their hearts with grace divine preside. XIX. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her...noblest work of God :' And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ? a cumbrous load,... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scoiia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, revery abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...The cottage leaves the palace far behind: What is lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell,... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...provide ; But chiefly in their hearts with grace liii-iin- preside. From scenes like these old Scotia'$ grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd...kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God :" And ccrtcs, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palate far behind : - What is lordling's... | |
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