 But, och ! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling ! To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by every wile That's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant, But for the...  Annual Burns Chronicle and Club Directory - Strana 761897Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Wilson - 1861 - Počet stránok 236
...Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by every wile That's justified by honor; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant;...FOR THE GLORIOUS PRIVILEGE OF BEING INDEPENDENT." Such was the advice he gave to a young friend in 1786, and in 1789, in a letter to Robert Ainslie,... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1861 - Počet stránok 448
...is a model and example for men of business in all time to come. CHAPTER IX. MONET, USE AND ABUSE. " Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant,...for the glorious privilege Of being independent." — Burns, " Neither a borrower nor a lender be ; For loan oft loses both itself and friend ; And borrowing... | |
 | Sunbeams - 1861 - Počet stránok 368
...Hazlitt. — To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honour : 'Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train-attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. — Bv/rns. JEnttotette. None... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - Počet stránok 580
...her ; And gather gear by every wile That 's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell 'sa hangman's whip To baud • the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - Počet stránok 626
...To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by every wile wealth That's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train-attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The great Creator to revere Must... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - Počet stránok 578
...her ; And gather gear by every wile That 's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell 'sa hangman's whip To haud 13 the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1862 - Počet stránok 364
...result—by the same noble spirit which made Burns indite the stanza— " Not for to bide it in a hedge, Or for a train attendant; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." What poor creatures a Steele, a Savage, a Macginn, or an Edgar Poc—skulking before their creditors,... | |
 | John Graham - 1863 - Počet stránok 304
...shake, "Tis rarely right adjusted ! " To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her, And gather gear by every wile, That's justified by...the glorious privilege Of being independent. " The great Creator to revere, Must sure become the creature ; But still the preaching cant forbear, And... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - Počet stránok 358
...within, And petrifies the feeling ! To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by every wile That's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train-attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - Počet stránok 368
...within, And petrifies the feeling ! To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her ; And gather gear by every wile That's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train-attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's... | |
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