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" 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... "
A Select Collection of Poems, from Admired Authors, and Scarce Miscellanies ... - Page 115
by Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - 240 pages
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 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 retin'd! O Scotia !...
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Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect

Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...home, rever'd 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 refin'd ! O Scotia...
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The British anthology; or, Poetical library, Volumes 7-8

British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...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...: 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...
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The Beauties of Burns: Consisting of Selections from His Poems and Letters

Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...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 ! O Scotia!...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: Including Several Pieces Not Inserted in ...

Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 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 ta cumbrous load, Disguising of the wretch of human-kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd!...
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The elementary elocutionist: a selection of pieces in prose and verse, by J ...

John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...An honest man's the noblest work of God :' And certcs, in fair virtue's heav'nly 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 in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia...
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New elegant extracts; a selection from the most eminent British ..., Volume 1

New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...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 ! O Scotia...
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Sidney Roemlee: A Tale of New England

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1827 - 826 pages
...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 road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind. BUKXS. THE period at which Sidney Romelee was, for the first time in his life, to commence business...
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The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ..., Part 2, Volume 16

Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 512 pages
...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 road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind. Burnt. In such a palace Aristeus found Cyrene when he bore the plaintive tale Of his lost bees to her...
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Jones's Cabinet Edition of British Poets, Volume 2

1831 - 426 pages
...home, rever'd abroad ! Prince» and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God ^ And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly...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,...
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