 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 Seiten
...his charge: He screw'd the pipes, and gart them skirl! Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Collins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some dev'Iish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tam was able To note... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 Seiten
...towzie tyke, blaek, grim, and large, To gie them musie was his eharge : He serew'd the pipes and gart them skirl, 'Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.—...presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; Arid by some devilish eantrip slight, Eaefs in his eauld hand held a light,— By whieh heroie Tam... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 354 Seiten
...touzie 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 slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 Seiten
...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 slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 270 Seiten
...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 slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 418 Seiten
...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.—...the dead in their last dresses, And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tum was able To note upon... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 Seiten
...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 slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 Seiten
...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 slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 Seiten
...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,—...stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead m their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light,—... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 Seiten
...tyke, black , grim , and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screvv'd the pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shavv'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand... | |
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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 
