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" And, certes,* in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind. What is a lordling's pomp ? A cumbrous load, Disguising oft the wretch of human kind! "
The American Mechanic and Working-man - Page 248
by James Waddel Alexander - 1847
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The Poetical Works of Robert Burns: Collated with the Best Editions, Volumes 1-2

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 work of GOD;' And, certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind; What is a lordling's...
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Specimens of the British poets, Volume 2

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, ' An honest man's the noblest work of God;' And, certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's...
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Poems, Volume 1

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...
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The poetical works of Robert Burns

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, ' An honest 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...
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Beauties of Poetry: Consisting of Elegant Selections from the Works of Pope ...

English poetry - 1814 - 310 pages
...them and for their little ones provide ; But chiefly, in their hearts with grace divine preside. XIX. From scenes like these, old Scotia's grandeur springs,...kings, " An honest man's the noblest work of GOD :" And certes, in fair virtue's heavenly road, The cottage leaves the palace far behind ; What is a lordling's...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a ..., Volume 3

Robert Burns - Scotland - 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...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 38

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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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

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, ' An honest man's the 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...
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The Youth's instructer [sic] and guardian, Volume 17

1853 - 636 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...
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Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect

Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...preside. 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 palace far behind ; What is a lordling's...
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