It's no in making muckle, mair : It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But never can be blest : Nae treasures, nor pleasures, Could make us... Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 217by Robert Burns - 1800 - 287 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Wilson - 1861 - 236 pages
...done. " It's no in titles nor in rank; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in makin' muckle mair ; It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest ; If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich , or great,... | |
| Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 pages
...titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in making muckle, mair : It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in making muckle, mair : It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great,... | |
| Severn river - 1867 - 458 pages
...Aim ! T 'S no in titles nor in rank, It 's no in wealth like Lonnon bank, To purchase peace and rest; It's no in makin' muckle mair : It's no in books, it's no in lear, To make us truly blest: If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But... | |
| David Macbeth Moir - 1868 - 286 pages
...nor in rank — It's no in wealth, like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in making muckle mair — It's no in books— it's no in lear, To make us truly blest. BORM. IT is a most wonderful thing to the eye of a philosopher, to make observation how youth... | |
| Robert Burns - 1870 - 352 pages
...in rank; It's no in wealth like Lon'on bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in making muclde, mair : It's no in books ; it's no in lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1871 - 516 pages
...titles nor in rank ; It's no in wealth like Lon'on Bank, To purchase peace and rest ; It's no in mn kin muckle, mair : It's no in books ; it's no in Lear, To make us truly blest : If happiness hae not her seat And center in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great,... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 600 pages
...HEART. IT'S no in titles or in rank; It's no in wealth like Lou' on bunk, To purchase peace and rest; It's no in makin' muckle mair; It's no in books; it's no in lear To make us truly hlest: If happiness hae not her seat And centre in the breast, We may be wise, or rich, or great, But... | |
| James M'Kie - 1874 - 94 pages
...fountain springs— The nobler passions of the soul. " — Campbell. Kilmarnock: JAMES M'KiE, 1871. " It's no in books; it's no in Lear, to make us truly blest."—Epistle to Davie. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.—EDINBURGH EDITION. POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH... | |
| James M'Kie - 1874 - 104 pages
...Kilmarnock: JAMES M'KiE, 1871. " Auld Coila now may fidge fu' fain, she's gotten Bardies o' her ain." " It's no in books ; it's no in Lear, to make us truly blest." — Epistle to Da'die. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.— EDINBURGH EDITION. POEMS, CHIEFLY IN THE SCOTTISH... | |
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