| Francis Grose - 1791 - 360 pagina’s
...like open prefles, That Thaw'd the dead in their laft dreTTes; And (by fome deevilifh cantraip flight) Each in its cauld hand held a light; By which heroic...To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes, in gibbet-aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchirftcn'd bairns; A thief, new catted frae a rape, Wi' his laft... | |
| Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pagina’s
...fhaw'd the dead in their laft drelfes; And by fome devilifh cantrnip flight Each in his cauld hand hM a light.— By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp... | |
| 1794 - 534 pagina’s
...prelFes, That fliaw'd the dead in their laft drenes ; And (by fome deevelifh cantraip flight), Each in his cauld hand held a light ; . By which heroic Tarn was...To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes, in gibbet-aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd baisas ; A thief, new cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft... | |
| Robert Burns - 1797 - 304 pagina’s
...like open preffes, That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefles; And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which heroic...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did... | |
| Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pagina’s
...like open preffes, That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefles; And by fome devilifti cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which heroic...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - 308 pagina’s
...like open prefies, That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefTes 5 And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which,...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did... | |
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 504 pagina’s
...them skirl, * a Till roof and rafters a' did dirl."— Coffins stood round, like open presses, 1 * That shaw'd " the dead in their last dresses; And...slight, Each in its cauld " hand held a light.— 1 Swatt, fumes. * Noddle, head. * Car'd na, minded not. * Boddle, a farthing. ' Sair, sore. 6 Unco,... | |
| Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pagina’s
...Till roof and rafters a' did dirj. 13 — Coffins stood round, like open presses, 14 That shaw'd 1s the dead in their last dresses; And by some devilish...slight, Each in its cauld " hand held a light.— 1 Swate, fumes. * Noddle, head. 3 Car'd na, minded not. 4 Boddle, a farthing. s Sair, spre. 6 Unco,... | |
| David Irving - 1804 - 536 pagina’s
...charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. VOL. II. 3 K Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd...cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. By this heroic Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns ; Twa-span-lang,... | |
| James Sargant Storer, John Greig (engraver) - 1805 - 112 pagina’s
...inventory of attendant circumstances, that exhibits a mind fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That...devilish cantrip slight. Each in its cauld hand held a lighty By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims;... | |
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