 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 glorious...  Annual Report of the School Committee of the City of Boston - Seite 353von Boston (Mass.). School Committee, School Committee of the City of Boston - 1878Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Wilson - 1865 - 444 Seiten
...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." Such was the advice he gave to a young friend in 1786, and in 1789, in a letter to Eobert Ainslie,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 Seiten
...her ; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justify'd 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 whip, To baud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 Seiten
...; so And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justify'd 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 whip, To baud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip,... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 Seiten
...Independence. Gather gear by ev'ry wile that's justify'd by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, nor for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege of being independent. Burns, Epistle to a Young friend, 7. I have not loved the world, nor the world me ; I have not flatter'd... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1867 - 192 Seiten
...his laborious industry. He felt a laudable desire for wealth, " Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." His field of effort was daily widening. The village which was to be his life-long home was growing... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 Seiten
...her; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justify'd 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 whip, To hand the wretch in order ; But where ye Ieel your honour grip,... | |
 | Afternoon lectures - 1869 - 378 Seiten
...Drury-lane, he was never out of debt. I do not wish to encourage avarice. Money should be acquired — " Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant...for the glorious privilege Of being independent." The end of life is happiness. And many a brilliant Irishman has had the example of Sheridan as a beacon... | |
 | 1869 - 384 Seiten
...Drury-lane, he was never out of debt. I do not wish to encourage avarice. Money should be acquired — " Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant...But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. " The end of life is happiness. And many a brilliant Irishman has had the example of Sheridan as a... | |
 | Mary Bennett - 1870 - 226 Seiten
...her ; And gather gear by every wile That *s justified by honor. • Not for to hide it in a hedge, Or for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent.' " Mr. Elton was at first prostrated by his melancholy position ; but, as soon as he found that his... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 652 Seiten
...her ; And gather gear by every wile That 's justified by honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Xor for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a Langman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip,... | |
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