 The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride. His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care...  THE MONTHLY REVIEW OF LITERARY JOURNAL - Pagina 445door SEVERAL HANDS - 1786Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pagina’s
...will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace. The hig ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | 1848 - 752 pagina’s
...attractive and sublime ? " The cheerful supper done, with serious face, They, i ni. ¡u! the in^le, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha* Bible, once his father's pride : His bonnet reverently laid aside, He wales a portion with judicious... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 354 pagina’s
...will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ;...The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha'- Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pagina’s
...child: Then paiuts the ruin'd maid, aud their distraction wild ! The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | 1821 - 614 pagina’s
...is made heartily welcome. The chearful supper done, with serious face, . Round the bright fire, they form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er with patriarchal grace The large, old Bible, once his father's pride ; His bonnet reverently is laid aside. • * » * • Of... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 pagina’s
...tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. XII. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Iiible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 274 pagina’s
...will tell [bell. How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pagina’s
...will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pagina’s
...trill tell, How 'twas a tawmond uultl, sin' lint waa i' the belL The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er, w? patriarchal grace, The bif Ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride; His bonmet recently is laid aside,... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pagina’s
...will tell, How 'twas a tawmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big Ha'-BibU, ance his father's pride; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
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