...thus described by the poet, in his Cotter's Saturday night: 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, once his father's pride. He wales a portion with judicious...

...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 ita'-Bible, anee his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing...

...towmondauld, sin' lint was i' the belt xn. The cheeVfti' supper done, wi' serious face, Tljejr'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 reVrently is laid aside, His ly art haffets wearing...

...And weary o'er the moor, his course does homeward bend. The cheerful supper dono, with serions face They round the ingle form a circle wide, The sire...turns o'er wi patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, once his father's pride ; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, • * * Then kneeling down, to HEAV'N'S...

...ears to hear the voice of Fame, EVENING WORSHIP. [EDRNs.] THE cheerful supper done, with serious face, They round the ingle form a circle wide ; The Sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The hig Ha'-Bihle, once his father's pride: His honnet reverently is laid aside,...

...CXXXVIII. The Cotter's Saturday Night.—ROBERT BURNS. THE cheerful supper done, with serious face, They round the ingle* form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible,t once his father's pride; His bonnet reverently is laid...

...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 hafiets wearing thin and bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion...

...mark them. Of the latter description is the following : " The cheerfd' 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 reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffetst wearing...

...The big ha-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffetst wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He walest a portion with judicious care : And, ' Let us worship God !' he says, with solemn air." The...

...description is the following : — " The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle f, form a circle wide ; The Sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha-Sible, ance his Father's pride : Peep. H 6 His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets...