 | Royal Scottish Society of Arts - 1887 - 644 Seiten
...heads, arms, and legs were all into one confused and agitated mass. We thought of Tam O'Shanter — " The piper loud and louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew." But there was no " Cutty Sark " in the dance to give it piquancy to such as Tam. The furious dance... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 Seiten
...o' horrible and awfu", Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu : As Tammie glow'r'd,n amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious ; The piper...and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit,* Till ilka carlin swat and reekit.P And coost... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 Seiten
...o' horrible and awfii', Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The Piper...and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cfeekit, Till ilka Carlin swat and reekit, And coost her... | |
 | 1845 - 440 Seiten
...mair o' horrihle and awfu' Which ev'n to name wad he unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd and curious The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder hlew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they crose'd, they Till ilka carlin... | |
 | 1847 - 486 Seiten
...drowned by shouts of buoyant laughter. Oh ! for the brush of an artist, to paint the joyous scene ! " The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper...and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, 'Till ilka darlin (I beg Mr. Burns' pardon) swat... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 Seiten
...and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tstmmieglowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth ana fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit. And coost her... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 Seiten
...between the last accented syllable of the first section and the first accented syllable of the second. The piper loud, and louder blew ; The dancers quick, and quicker flew. — BURNS. These steps both reach, and teach thee shall To come by thrift, to shift withal. — TUSSER.... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 Seiten
...o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlanfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper...and louder blew; The dancers quick and quicker flew; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 Seiten
...mair o' horrible and awfu', Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu". As Tammie glowr'd, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper...and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 Seiten
...o' horrible and awfuT, Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glow'r'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast- and furious : The piper...and louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her... | |
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Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The grey hairs yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev"n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew... 
