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, Not for a train- attendant ; But for... Plain Living and High Thinking: A New Year Homily - Side 47af Theodore Thornton Munger - 1897 - 61 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1832 - 428 sider
...upon her ; And gather gear by every wile That justified by honour : Not to hide it in a hedge — Not for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." (Bravo.) That was the use he would make of his mo« ney. It should make him independent. For that did... | |
| 1840 - 408 sider
...with laudable energy, a fair proportion of this world's goods, "Not for to hide it in a hedge. Not for a train attendant. But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." A character uniting so much prudence with generosity, and gentleness with firmness, of course could... | |
| 1840 - 368 sider
...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's a hangman's whip, To haud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip,... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1840 - 468 sider
...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" \ Whatever may be the abstract reflections of moralists on the subject, the possession of superabundant... | |
| Samuel Hazard - 1840 - 692 sider
...her ; And gather gear by every wire, 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" Whatever may be the abstract reflections of moralista on the subject, the possession of superabundant... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 484 sider
...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,... | |
| M.B. Bateham and S.D. Harris - 1852 - 396 sider
...mind and /depraves the heart. But when pursued, as Burns says, .Not for to hide it in a liedge/ JXot for a train attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent, and not for that selfish motive only, but also to diffuse happiness around us, extend comfort and relief... | |
| 1852 - 394 sider
...her; And gather gear by every wile Thiit's justified by honor — Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant, But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." We do not wish to deprecate the value of prudence and frugality, though we would . not place them at... | |
| Money - 1853 - 168 sider
...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." ST. JAMES says, " If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say... | |
| Clara Lucas Balfour - 1853 - 360 sider
...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." He became the historian of his adopted town (Birmingham), and throughout life was fond of amusing himself... | |
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