 Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirL — Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last...  Hogg's Weekly Instructor - Pagina 1401846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - 420 pagina’s
...dreffes ; And by fome devilifh cantnu'p flight Each in his cauld hand htH a light By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns ; Twa fpan-Iang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1794 - 300 pagina’s
...by fome devilifli cantraip flight . , Each in its cauld hand held alight.— . . By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pagina’s
...; And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 pagina’s
...: And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which, heroic Tam was able To note upon the 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 lafl... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pagina’s
...dirj.13— Coffins stood round, like open presses,14 That shaw'd 1s the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip " 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 - 524 pagina’s
...VOL. II. 3 R Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses j And by some devilish 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
...fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresse*; And by some devilish...To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his last... | |
 | James Storer, John Greig - 1805 - 116 pagina’s
...terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld...To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Tvva span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his last... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pagina’s
...did dirl. — Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By \vJiioh heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns ; Twa-span... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pagina’s
...327, 328.) '' Coffins stood round, like open presses, " That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; " And by some devilish cantrip slight, " Each in its cauld hand held a. light." (Ibid. p. 330.) There is much humour in a little song, composed by the poet on his marriage : " I hae... | |
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