 My lov'd, my honour'd, much respected friend! No mercenary bard his homage pays; With honest pride, I scorn each selfish end, My dearest meed, a friend's esteem and praise: To you I sing, in simple Scottish lays, The lowly train in life's sequester'd...  Specimens of the British poets - Page 316by British poets - 1809Full view - About this book
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1922 - 600 pages
...esteem and praise; To you I sing, in simple Scottish lays, 5 The lowly train in life's sequestered scene, The native feelings strong, the guileless ways, What Aiken in a cottage would have been; Ah! tho' his worth unknown, far happier there, I ween! November chill blaws loud wi' angry sugh; The short'ning... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 pages
...disdainful smile, The short but simple annals of the poor." — GRAY. MY loved, my honored, much-respected friend. No mercenary bard his homage pays: With honest...in simple Scottish lays, The lowly train in life's sequestered scene : The native feelings strong, the guileless ways' ; What Aiken in a cottage would... | |
 | Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 pages
...with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. — GRAY My loved, my honoured, much l the barbarian tide, and sue to be forgiven. Oh Rome...of dead empires ! and control In their shut breast sequestered scene ; The native feelings strong, the guileless ways ; What Aiken in a cottage would... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Wilson - 1925 - 372 pages
...with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the Poor. GRAY. I. MY lov'd, my honor'd, much respected friend, No mercenary Bard his homage pays...The native feelings strong, the guileless ways, What A * * * in a Cottage would have been ; Ah ! tho' his worth unknown, far happier there I ween ! n. November... | |
 | George William McClelland - 1925 - 1180 pages
...smile The short and simple annals of the poor." — Gray, ".j My lov'd, my honor'd, much-respected less, with ardor, till they too give forth A like...sons, who in turn, fill the South and the North '7° sequestered scene; The native feelings strong, the guileless ways, What Aiken in a cottage would have... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 424 pages
...much-respected friend, No mercenary bard his homage pays : With honest pride 1 scorn each selfish eud ; My dearest meed, a friend's esteem and praise. To...in simple Scottish lays, The lowly train in life's sequestered scene ; The native feelings strong, the guileless ways ; What Aiken in a cottage would... | |
 | 1926 - 780 pages
...with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. — Gray. My lov'd, my honor'd, much respected friend! No mercenary bard his homage pays;...in simple Scottish lays, The lowly train in life's sequestered scene; The native feelings strong, the guileless ways; What Aiken in a cottage would have... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1926 - 734 pages
...with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor." GRAT. MY lov'd, my honour'd, much respected friend ! No mercenary bard his homage pays...and praise : To you I sing, in simple Scottish lays, • putting new teeth in a flai-oomb. ь patching. • drive. •' wench. • in grief I tasted my... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 pages
...a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. — GKAY. My lov'd, my honour'd, much 5 The lowly train in life's sequester'd scene ; The native feelings strong, the guileless ways; What... | |
 | Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - 1927 - 1432 pages
...unblessed. 1783 Robert JJur.it* (1759-1796) THE COTTER'S SATURDAY NIGHT MY loved, my honoured, much respected friend! No mercenary bard his homage pays;...and praise: To you I sing, in simple Scottish lays, 6 The lowly train in life's sequestered scene; The native feelings strong, the guileless ways; What... | |
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