 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892
..." The auld gade 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' sauey pride And jump out owre the chimlie." One of the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892
..." The anld gude wife's wheel-hoordet nite Are ronnd an' round divided ; An' raony lads and lassies' fates Are there that night decided. Some kindle couthie side by side An' burn thegitlier trimly ; Some start awa wi' saucy pride And jump out ovre the chunlie." One of... | |
 | Anne Walbank Buckland - 1893 - 308 Seiten
...custom so well, that we will quote a couple of verses : — ' The auld guidwife's weel-hoordit nits Are round and round divided, And mony lads' and lasses'...trimly ; Some start awa' wi' saucy pride, And jump out owre the chimlie Fu' high that night. Jean slips in twa wi' tentie e'e ; Wha 'twas she wudna tell... | |
 | 1900
...• The auld guidewife's weel-hoordit nits Are round and round divided. And mony lads' and lassies' fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle,...start awa' wi' saucy pride, And jump out-owre the chimly Fu" high that night." The nuts were placed in the hot ashes or along the bar of a grate, and... | |
 | Gaelic Society of Inverness, Inverness Gaelic Society - 1895
...according to our national poet, generally had in store : — '' The auld guid wife's weel hoorded nits Are round and round divided, And mony lads and lasses...decided. Some kindle couthie side by side, And burn th'gither trimly, Some start awa' wi' saucie pride, And jump oot ower the chimuey Fu' high that night."... | |
 | Inverness Gaelic Society - 1895
...according to our national poet, generally had in store :— '' The auld guid wife's weel hoorded nits Are round and round divided, And mony lads and lasses...decided. Some kindle couthie side by side, And burn th'gither trimly, Some start awa' wi' saucie pride, And jump oot ower the chimney Fu' high that night."... | |
 | 1887
...nuts is a famous charm. The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nits, Are round and round divided,] And monie lads' and lasses' fates, Are there that night decided : Some kindle, couthie side by side, An' burn thegither trimly ; Some start awn' wi' saucy pride, And jump out-owre the chimlie, Fu' high... | |
 | George Eyre-Todd - 1896
...(:.*. maiden snood). 4 tickling in the hollow inside of a stack . The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nits Are round and round divided, And mony lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided : s familiar. Some kindle, couthies, side by side, And burn thegither trimly; Some start awa' wi' saucy... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1896 - 636 Seiten
...faiise-houset Wi' him that night. The auld guidwife's weel-hoordet nitst Are round an' round divided, An' monie lads' and lasses' fates Are there that night decided : Some kindle, couthie, side by side, An1 burn thegither trimly ; Some start awa, wi' saucy pride, An' jump out-owre the chimlie Fu' high... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896
...' fause-house.'— B. The auld Guidwifo'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, agreeably An' burn thegither trimly ; together Some start awa, wi' saucy pride, And jump out-owre the... | |
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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 that night. Jean slips in twa, wi... 
