 From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at 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 road, The cottage leaves...  The poetical works of Robert Burns - Page 94by Robert Burns - 1814 - 604 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best, For them and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly in their hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes...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... | |
 | 1841 - 306 pages
...Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best, For them anci for their little ones provide But chiefly, in their hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes...Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'i abroad : Princes and lords ere but the breath o kings, "An honest man's the noblest work o:... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...the way his wisdom sees the best, For them and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly in thtiir hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes like...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... | |
 | 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 Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best, For them, and for their little ones, provide ; But, chiefly, in their hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes...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... | |
 | John Wilson - 1845 - 248 pages
...prepared to believe, 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.'... | |
 | Baptists - 1744 - 596 pages
...and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly in their hearts with grace divine preaitte, -j-24 — From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs,...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... | |
 | John W. Curtis - American poetry - 1846 - 180 pages
...SCOTT. 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,...man's the noblest work of God :" And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind. * * « * O Scotia ! my dear, my native... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...Would, in the way his wisdom sees the best, For them and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly in their hearts with grace divine preside. From scenes...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... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...best, For them and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly in their hearts with grot-« d'wine preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur...and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honest man 's the noblest work of God:1* And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the... | |
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