 Och! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling! 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...  The Genius and Character of Burns - Page 194by John Wilson - 1845 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...the sin, The hazard of concealing j But och ! it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling ! VII. l," the wanderer thus With a complacent animation...in your judgment, sir ! the mind's repose On evide honour ; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train-attendant ; But for the glorious privilege... | |
 | 1852 - 394 pages
...estimate of wealth on just grounds, but on the principle of the great and wise poet of Scotland — " To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile — Assiduous wait upon 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... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...o" the sin, The hazard of concealing ; 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 ev'ry wile That's justified by honour; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train-attendant ; But... | |
 | M.B. Bateham and S.D. Harris - 1852 - 396 pages
...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... | |
 | Edwin Troxell FREEDLY - Business - 1853 - 370 pages
...and sink into oblivion. Fortunate is he who acquires them early. CHAPTER IV. •. GETTING MONEY. " To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait...justified by honor; Not for to hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent." ST. JAMES says, "... | |
 | Ohio - 1853 - 592 pages
...sought for its own sake alone, narrows the mind and depraves the heart. But when pursued as Burns says : Not for to hide it in a hedge Nor 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... | |
 | Margaret Oliphant Oliphant - 1853 - 920 pages
...money, uncle." " Nor would I want that, Harry," said the old man ; " far from it — but mind — " ' No for to hide it in a hedge. Nor for a train attendant,...for the glorious privilege Of being independent.' I am not a man to blaw about independence, Harry ; and even Robert Burns himself, poor VOL. n. K man,... | |
 | 1853 - 792 pages
...ability of profiting by aught else that I have ventured to advise, mainly depending upon it : — " To catch dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait...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... | |
 | Money - 1853 - 168 pages
...course, and sink into oblivion. Fortunate is he who acquires them early. CHAPTER IV. GETTING MONET. "To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait...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... | |
 | William Lovett - Conduct of life - 1853 - 496 pages
...glorified poverty, but he put into none of his verses more of his broad common sense than into these: — " To catch Dame Fortune's golden smile, Assiduous wait upon her; And gather gear by ev'ry wile That's justified by honor: Not for to hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant; But... | |
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