 | Books - 1786 - 610 pages
...prefide. 'xix. From fcenes like thefe, old SCOTIA'S grandeur fprings. That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings; " An honed man 's the nobleft work of GOD :" And cenes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 pages
...prefide. XIX. From fcenes like thefe, old SCOTIA'S grandeur fprings, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honeft man's the noble work of GOD :' And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...divine prefidc From fcenes like thefe, old SCOTIA's grandeui fprings, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honeft man's the noble work of GOD :' And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...divine prefidc From fcenes like thefe, old SCOTIA's grandeui fprings, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honeft man's the noble work of GOD :' And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...prefide. r XIX. . . From fcenes like thefe old Scet'ta't grandeur fprings,. That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, * ' An honeft man's the nobleft work of God :' And ccrtes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1794 - 300 pages
...at home, rever'd abroad: Princes and Lords are but the breath of kings, 'An honeft man's the nobleft work of GoD:' And certes, in fair Virtue's heav'nly...behind; What is a lordling's pomp ! a cumbrous load, Difguifing oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd! XX. O Scotia.'... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 260 pages
...abroad ; Princes and Jords are but the breath of kings, " An honeft man's the nobleft work of-GoD !". And certes in fair Virtue's heav'nly road The cottage...behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ? a cumb'rous load, - Difguifing oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, inwickednefs refined. 'O Scotia... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...rever'd abroad : Princes Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings, * An honeft man's the nobleft work of GOD:' And certes, in fair Virtue's heav'nly...behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ! a cumbrous load, Difguifing oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd ! XX. O Scotia... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 308 pages
...rever'd abroad : Princes Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings, ' An honeft man's the nobleft work of GOD :' And certes, in fair Virtue's heav'nly...far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp ! a cumbrous load,1 Difguifing oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd I XX.... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 300 pages
...prefide. XIX, From fcenes like thefe, old Scotia's grandeur fprings, That makes her lov'd at- home, rever'd abroad : Princes and Lords are but the breath of Kings, ' An honeft man's the nobleft work of GOD :' And ccrtcs, in fair Virtue's heav'nly road,-. The Cottage leaves... | |
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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 refined. 
