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 - Seite 136von Robert Burns - 1786 - 240 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 Seiten
...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 - 1833 - 304 Seiten
...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 - 1834 - 370 Seiten
...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 - 1834 - 206 Seiten
...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 - 1835 - 314 Seiten
...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*.... | |
| John Aikin - 1838 - 750 Seiten
...home, revered abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God :" And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly...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 ! * Pope's... | |
| John Aikin - 1838 - 796 Seiten
...home, revered abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest } 1 Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! * Pope's... | |
| Harriet Maria Gordon Smythies - 1838 - 1048 Seiten
...out for the hotel to r«t himself for the long labour of villany he bail traced out. CHAPTER II. " And certes in fair virtue's heavenly road The cottage...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." BURNS. WHEN... | |
| Hannah D. Burdon - 1839 - 980 Seiten
...began to ply the work as if no other occupation had engaged the retirement of the morning. CHAPTER X. And certes in fair virtue's heavenly road The cottage leaves the palace far behind. BURNS. CATHERINE de Medicis had scarcely completed these hasty arrangements ere a lacquey of the palace,... | |
| 1840 - 368 Seiten
...home, revered abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God :" And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly...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 ! Oh Scotia... | |
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