 Atheist's laugh's a poor exchange For Deity offended ! When ranting round in pleasure's ring. Religion may be blinded ; Or, if she gie a random sting, It may be little minded ; But when on life we're tempest-driv'n, A conscience but a canker — A correspondence...  Forget-me-not: Or, the Philipena - Page 381852 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - 446 pages
...sure become the creature ; But still the preaching cant forbear And ev'n the rigid feature : p 2 Yet Yet ne'er with wits profane to range, Be complaisance...Atheist's laugh 'sa poor exchange For Deity offended ! X. When ranting round in pleasure's ring, Religion may be blinded ; Or if she gie a random sting,... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...instant pause..* Debar a' side-pretences ; And resolutely keep it's laws. Uncaring consequences. 9. The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the...Creature . But still the preaching cant forbear. And ev'n the rigid feature : Vet ne'er with Wtu propbane to range. Be complaisance extended ; An atheist-laugh'*... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...instant pause — I Debar a' side pretences ; f And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the...creature ; But still the preaching cant forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature : Yet ne'er with wits prophane to range, Be complaisance extended ; An atheist's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...instant pause — Debar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. IX. The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the...creature ,But still the preaching cant forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature : Yet ne'er with wits profane to range, Be complaisance extended ; An atheist's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...instant pause — Debar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. IX. r \ The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the...Atheist's laugh 'sa poor exchange For Deity offended ! X. When ranting round in pleasure's ring, Religion may be blinded ; Or if she gie a random sting,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...great Creator to revere Most sure become the creature ; Bat still the crealure can't forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature: Yet ne'er with wits profane to range, Be complaisance extended ; Jin atheist-laugh's a poor exchange For Deily offended! When rantin round in pleasure's ring, Religion... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. IX. The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the creature r But still the preaching cant forbear, And e'en the...to range, Be complaisance extended ; An Atheist's laugh's a poor exchange For Deity offended ! X. When ranting round in pleasure's ring^ Religion may... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...Its slightest touches, instant pause — Dehar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws, IX. The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the...creature ; But still the preaching' cant forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature : Yet ne'er with wits profane to range, Be complaisance extended ; An Atheist's... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...touches, instant pause — Debar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the...creature; But still the preaching cant forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature: Yet ne'er with wits profane to range Be complaisance extended ; An Atheist's... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences. The great Creator to rev^re, Must sure become the creature; But still the preaching cant forbear, And ev'n the rigid feature: Yet ne'er with wits profane to range Be complaisance extended ; An Atheist's... | |
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