 | 1823 - 816 pagine
...the Devil's conversion anil salvation, and fully accorded in the sentiment expressed by Burns : " Oh wad ye tak a thought, an' men', Ye aiblins might, I dinna ken, E'en hoe a stake ; I'm wae to think upo' yon' den, E'en for your sake." Under these views, I contrived... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pagine
...But, faith ! he 'll turn a corner jinkin, An' cheat you yet. But, fare you weel, auld Nickie-benl 0 wad ye tak a thought, an' men' ! Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hue a stake — l 'm wae to think upo' yon den, Ev'n for your sake ! EPISTLE TO A YOUNG FRIEND. l786.... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1828 - 374 pagine
...verdict even on the Devil himself, and exclaim with poor Burns, But fare ye weel, auld Nickie-ben! Oh ! wad ye tak a thought an' men ! Ye aiblins might — I dinna kenStill hae a stake— I'm wae to think upon yon den, Ev'n for your sake ! I need not say that these... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1831 - 396 pagine
...something good, almost in the disposition with which the ploughman-bard addresses the great adversary : O, wad ye tak a thought, an' men', Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hae a stake ; I'm wae to think upo' yon den, E'en for your sake ! Between the statements of this letter,... | |
 | John Smythe Memes - 1831 - 406 pagine
...something good, almost in the disposition with which the ploughman-bard addresses the great adversary : O, wad ye tak a thought, an' men', Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hae a stake; I'm wae to think upo' yon den, E'en for your sake ! Between the statements of this letter,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 236 pagine
...; But, faith, he'll turn a corner jinkin, An1 cheat you yet. But, fare you weel, auld Jfickie-benI O wad ye tak a thought an' men* Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hae a stake— I'm wae to think upo* your den. Ev'n for your sake ! ride JIM to*, Boek JT7. ON THE LATE... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 370 pagine
...But, faith ! he'll turn a corner jinkin, An' cheat you yet. But, fare you weel, auld Nickie-ben ! 0 wad ye tak a thought an' men' ! Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hae a stake — I'm wae to think upo' yon den, Ev'n for your sake! The Prince and Power of the air is a... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1835 - 320 pagine
...the Devil himself, and exclaim with poor Burns, But fare ye weel, auld Nickie-ben ! Oh ! wad ye Ink a thought an' men ! Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still hae a stake— I'm wae to think upon yon den, Ev'n for your sake ! I need not say that these thoughts,... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 pagine
...altogether unmixed with apprehension, in the following words : " But, fare ye weel, auld Nickie-ben ! О wad ye tak a thought an' men' ! Ye aiblins might — I dinna ken — Still ha'ea stake — I'm wae to think upo' yon don Ev'n for your sake ! Humour and tenderness are here so... | |
 | John Smythe Memes - 1838 - 412 pagine
...something good, almost in the disposition with which the ploughman-bard *3dresses the great adversary : O, wad ye tak a thought, an' men', Ye aiblins might — I dinna kenStill hae a stake; I'm wae to think upo' yon den, E'en for your sake ! Between the statements of... | |
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