 | Robert Burns - 1786 - 294 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Books - 1786 - 610 pages
...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...behind : What is a lordling's pomp ? A cumbrous load, Difguififlg oft the ivretcb of human, kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickednefs refin'd ! XX. O... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...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...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 ! O SCOTIA... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...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...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 ! O SCOTIA... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...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...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 I j •... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords arc but the breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest...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
...BURNS. 3;5 From scenes like these old Scotia's grandenr springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...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 - 1814 - 306 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...man's the noblest work of GOD:' And, certes, in fair Tirtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind : What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 270 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...noblest work of God:' And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...proside. XIX. From scenes like these old Scotia't grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God :' And eertes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palaee far behind ; What is a lording's... | |
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From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad: Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, 'An honest man's the noblest work of God;' And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves... 
