| Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pages
...may come to nought* Where ev'ry nerve is ftrained. III. I'll no fay, men are villains a' ;. The realj harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check but human law,. Are to a few reftrieked : ButOch, mankind are unco weak,, An' little to be trufted ; If Selfihe wavering balance... | |
| Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...• I'll no fay, men are villains a' ; " . ' ' .•',•' . i ' i The real, harden'd wicked, D 2 Wha Wha hae nae check but human law,. Are to a few reftricked...Yet they wha fa' in Fortune's ftrife^ Their fate we would na cenfure, For ftill th' important end of life, They equally may anfwer: A man may hae an honed... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 pages
...ftrained. IIL I'll no fay, men are villains a' ; The real, harden' d wicked, Wha hae nae check but human Are to a few reftricked : But Och, mankind are unco...Yet they wha fa' in Fortune's ftrife, Their fate We would na cenfure, For ftill th' important end of life, They equally may anfwer : A man may hae an honeft... | |
| Solomon Hodgson - 1806 - 362 pages
...views may come to nought, Where ev'ry nerve is ftrained. i .'.....",. . I'll no fay, men are villain's a' ; The real, harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check...mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trufted ; If felf the wavering balance fhake, • Its rarely right adjufted ! Yet they wha fa" in fortune's ftrife,... | |
| 1806 - 360 pages
...And a' your views may come to nought. Where ev'ry nerve is ftrained. I'll no fay, men are villain's a'; The real, harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check but...mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trufted; If felf the wavering balance make, Its rarely right adjufted ! Yet they wha fa' in fortune's ftrife, Their... | |
| Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...end's attained ; And a' your views may come to nought, Where ev'ry nerve is strained. III. I'll no say, men are villains a' ; The real, harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check but human law, Are to a few restricked : But Och, mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trusted ; If self the wavering balance... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 274 pages
...your end's attained ; And a' your views may come to nought Where ev'ry nerve is strained. I'll no say, men are villains a'; The real harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check but human law, Are to a few restricked : But och! mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trusted ; If self the wavering balance... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 270 pages
...your end's attained ; And a' your views may come to nought Where ev'ry nerve is strained. I'll no say, men are villains a'; The real harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check but human law, Are to g, few restricked : But och! mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trusted ; If self the wavering... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pages
...attained ; And a' your views may come to nought, Where ev'ry nerve is strained. m. I'll no say, men arc villains a' ; The real, harden'd wicked, Wha hae nae check but human law, Are to a few restricked : But och, mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trusted ; If seethe wavering balance... | |
| Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 pages
...your end's attained; And a' your views may come to nought Where every nerve is strained. I'll no say, men are villains a'; The real harden'd wicked, § Wha hae nae check but human law, Are to a few restricked: But och ! mankind are unco weak, An' little to be trusted; If self the wavering balance... | |
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