 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
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...in the way His wisdom sees the best, 710 BUENS. [GEORGE IH. And certes,1 in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What...pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human-kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! 0 Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For... | |
 | James White - Authors, Scottish - 1858 - 316 pages
...Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of GrOD ;" And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves...human kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickedness refin'd ! 0 Scotia ; my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may... | |
 | 1858 - 460 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 1 Long may thy hardy... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - Elocution - 1858 - 494 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 ! LESSON CLXXV. DOTY OF LITERARY MEN TO THEIR COUNTRY. BY TS ORIMKE. 1. WE cannot honor our country... | |
 | James White - 1859 - 118 pages
...Princes and lords are hut the hreath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of GOD ;" And certes, 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 thy... | |
 | Robert Burns - English letters - 1859 - 736 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 ! Oh Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent ! Long may thy hardy... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1859 - 780 pages
...chiefly, in their From scenes like That makes h< Princes and lord: And certes,1 in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What...pomp? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human-kind, Studied in aits of hell, in wickedness refined ! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1859 - 284 pages
...breath of kings, "An honest man 's the noblest work of God :"2 And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What...pomp ? a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human-kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! O Scotia I my dear, my native soil ! For... | |
 | Evenings - 1860 - 386 pages
...Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God : " And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves...human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd 1 0 Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heaven is sent! Long may... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 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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