 | Robert Burns - 1856
...lost, When kuittlin' in the fause-house2 Wi' him that night. The auld guid wife's weel-hoordit nits3 Are round and round divided ; And mony lads' and lasses'...night decided : Some kindle couthie, side by side, agreeably And burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa' wi' saucy pride, And jump out-owre the chimlie... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 524 Seiten
...that night. The aula gnidwifes's weel-hoarded nils t Are round an' round divided, An' monie lads' an' lasses' fates Are there that night decided: . Some kindle, couthie, side by side, An* burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa wi' saucy pride, An' jump out owre the chirnlie, Fu' high... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 642 Seiten
...care they've placed them gentle To lie that night. The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nitsf well-hoarded Are round and round divided, And mony lads' and lasses'...fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle, routhie, side by side, kindly And burn thegither trimly ; together Some start awa wi' saucy pride,... | |
 | 1859
...that night The aula guidwifes's weel-hoarded nitsf Are round an' round divided, An' monie lads' an' lasses' fates Are there that night decided: Some kindle, couthie, side by side, An' burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa wi' saucy pride, An' jump out owre the chimlie, Fu' high... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 1 Seiten
...the wind : this he calls a fausehouse. — B. 8 Burning the nuts is a famous charm. They name the lad And mony lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle couthie, side by side, agreeably And burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa' wi' saucy pride, And jump out-owre the chimlie... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863
...fause-house* Wi' him that night. The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nitsf Are round an' round divided, An' monie lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle couthie, side by side, An' burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa, wi' saucy pride, An' jump out-owre the chimlie Fu' high... | |
 | JOHN AND CHARLES MOZLEY - 1864
...too, the part they play in Hallow E'en spells in Scotland: ' The auld guidwife's weel hoarded nuts Are round and round divided, And mony lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided.' A Christmas Eve custom too, may be quoted apropos of this. In Bohemia, girls fix coloured tapers in... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865
...calls a Pause-house. RB The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nits1 Are round an' round divided, An' monie lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle, couthie, side by side, An' burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa, wi' saucy pride, An' jump out-owre the chimlie Fu' high... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1866
..." The auld gude wife's wheel-hoordet nits Are round an' round divided ; An' mony lads and lassies' fates Are there that night decided. Some kindle couthie side by side An' burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa wi' saucy pride And jump out owre the chimlie." One of the... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 636 Seiten
...Wi' him that night. The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nits £ Are round an' round divided, An' monie lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle, couthie, side by side, An' bum thegliher trimly; Some start awa, wi' saucy pride, An' jump oui-owre the chimlie Fu' high that... | |
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