 O ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile! Then, howe'er crowns and coronets be rent, A virtuous populace may rise the while, And stand a wall of fire around their much-lov'd Isle. O Thou ! who pour'd the patriotic...  Bulletin - Page 281904Full view - About this book
 | James Anderson - 1722 - 440 pages
...of Hell, in wickednefs refin'd ! xx. O! Scotia 1 my dear, my natite soil ! For whom my wannest wifh to Heaven is sent ! Long may thy hardy sons of rustic...blest with health, and peace, and sweet content*! And, O 1 may Heaven their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, however crowns... | |
 | Thomas Beddoes - 1802 - 502 pages
...BURNS in behalf of the peasantry of Scotia, everbe/ulfilled with regard to any class or countryLong may thy hardy sons of rustic toil Be blest with HEALTH and peace and SWEET CONTENT! organs retain their freshness, the appetites their ardour, the imagination its radiant hues, and the... | |
 | 1815 - 1008 pages
...noblest work of God. О Scotia ! my dear, my native sou. For whem my warmest wish to heaven ii sent, bong may thy hardy sons, of rustic toil. Be blest with health, and peace, and swed content : And 0 ! may Ileav'n, their simple Vive prevent From lux'ry's contagion, weakund vile,... | |
 | Sir Philip Sidney - 1807 - 246 pages
...and •virtue — " -O Scotia, my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n it sent t Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil, Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet content! " And, O 5 may Heav'n their limpli live* prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns... | |
 | Philip Sidney - 1807 - 492 pages
...And how nobly does he proceed ! It is the spirit of TyrUeus, animating to courage and virtue — " O Scotia, my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n ii sent I Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil, Be blest with health, and peace, and sweet... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pages
...cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refin'd ! O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest...blest with health, and peace, and sweet content ! And, O ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...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...blest with health, and peace, and sweet content ! And, O ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vile 1 Then, howe'er crowns... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of Hell, in wickedness refined ! XX. O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest...blest with health, and peace, and sweet content ! And, O ! may Heav'n, their simple lives prevent From luxury's contagion, weak and vile ! Then, howe'er crowns... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...hell, in wickedness refin'di O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest wish to Heav'n is sent ! Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil,...with health, and peace, and sweet content ! And, Oh I may Heav'n their simple lives prevent From Luxury's contagion, weak and vilel Then, howe'er crowns... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind, Studied in arts of hell, in wickedness refined ! XX. O Scotia ! my dear, my native soil ! For whom my warmest...is sent! Long may thy hardy sons of rustic toil, Be bless'd with health, and peace, and sweet content ! And, O ! may Heaven their simple lives prevent... | |
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