 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...  The Works of Robert Burns: Containing His Life - Page xxxiiby Robert Burns - 1849 - 425 pagesFull view - About this book
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...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; What...human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 ; What...cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Stndied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...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 ; What...kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickedness refined ! XX. O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may thy... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...but the breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of GOD:' And, certes, in fair Tirtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind...human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'di O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent ! Long may... | |
 | English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...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 ; What...kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! XX. O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent! Long may thy... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God:' And certesf in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves...human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent! Long may... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...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 ; What...human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...God :" And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind: What is lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the...human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia / my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to heaven is sent ! Long may... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palate far behind : - What is lordling's pomp fa cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia .' my dear, my native soil I For whom my warmest wish to heaven is sent ! Long may... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...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 : What...kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may thy hardy... | |
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