 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...  Washington News Letter - Page 3001912Full view - About this book
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...rever'd ahroad : POETICAL fVmcrs and lords arc hut the hreath of kiiup, " An honeft Iran's the nohleft work of God :'* And certes, in fair Virtue's heavenly road, The Cottage leaves the palace far hehind: What is a lordting's pomp r A. cumhrous load, Dif^uifm^ oft the wretch of human kind, Studied... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...XIX. * 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, ' An honest man 's the noblest work of GOD :' And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 pages
...seenes like the*e old Scotters grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad: Prinees and lords are but the breath of kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of God $' And eertes, ip fair virtue's heav'nly road, The eottage leaves the palaee far behind ; What is a lordling's... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...noblest work of God:' And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God:' And certesf in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pages
...proside. XIX. From scenes like these old Scotia't grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, rever'd abroad Princes and lords are but the breath of kings, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God :' And eertes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palaee far behind ; What is a lording's... | |
 | 1853 - 640 pages
...kneeling down, to Heaven's eternal King, The saint, the father, and the husband prays. * • * * * From scenes like these old Scotia's grandeur springs, That makes her loved at home, revered abroad." Yes, in such a country it is that you find a thinking, reasoning community, given to reflection, and... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scoiia's grandeur springs, That makes her lov'd at home, revery abroad : Princes and lords are but the breath of kings,...noblest work of God :" And certes, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind: What is lordling's pomp? a cumbrous load,... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...preside. From scenes like these old Scotia'$ 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 ccrtcs, in fair virtue's heav'nly road, The cottage leaves the palate far behind : - What is lordling's... | |
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