 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
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 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...— a cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human-kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wicksdness refined ! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 392 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 368 pages
...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 : 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 440 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...cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kiud, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! 0 Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1863 - 788 pages
...John is supposed to have written the book of < mesUy vertmcnu 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... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...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 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 sous... | |
 | Book - 1864 - 396 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 ! From whom my warmest wish to heaven is sent ! Long may thy hardy... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1864 - 380 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 wannest wish to Heaven is sent, Long may thy hardy... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God ;" And certes,82 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 ! my dear, my native soil 1 For... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 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... | |
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