| John Wilson - 1845 - 266 pagine
...Angels! How was Tam able to stand the sight, " glorious and heroic" as he was, of the open presses ? " Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd...cantraip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light" Because show a man some sight that is altogether miraculously dreadful, and he either faints or feels... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 pagine
...touzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw VI the pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl , Coffins...dead in their last dresses ; And, by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the... | |
| General reciter - 1845 - 348 pagine
...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.—...dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip sleight, Each in his cauld hand held a light.— By which heroic TAM was able To note upon... | |
| 1845 - 440 pagine
...towzic tyke, hlack, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirL —...presses. That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And hy some devilish cantrip slight, Ivicli in its c.nild hand held a light, — By which heroic Tam was... | |
| John Wilson - 1845 - 248 pagine
..." as he was, of the open presses ? " Coffins stood round ' ; kc open presses, That shaw'd the duad in their last dresses; And by some devilish cantraip slight, . Each in its cauld hand held a light." Because show a man some sight that is altogether miraculously dreadful, and he either faints or feels... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1845 - 512 pagine
...touzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was bis 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'il the de/ul in their last dresses; And, by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand... | |
| 1846 - 860 pagine
...round like open presses, That show'd the dead in their last dresse« ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By...To note upon the haly table A murderer's banes in gibbet*airna ; Twa span-long wee nnchristen'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his last... | |
| Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pagine
...large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and gartd them skirl, Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl.' — Coffins stood round like...dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantripí slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which, heroic Tarn was able To note upon... | |
| Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 228 pagine
...towzie tyke, black, grim and large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and gait them skirl Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. —...shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some dev'lish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tarn was able To... | |
| Samuel Tyler - 1848 - 238 pagine
...round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; 4* And by some dev'lish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light,— By...upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns; Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his last gasp... | |
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