 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...  Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Seite 203von Robert Burns - 1800Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 Seiten
...WITCHES' DANCE IN TAM O'SHANTER. " While Tammie glower'd^amazed and curious, The noise and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew." THE old woman, Jenny Wilson by name, who initiated the boy Burns into the mystery of wraiths, death-lights,... | |
 | 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
...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 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.P And coost her duddiesi to the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - 510 Seiten
...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 loud 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 duddies to the wark,... | |
 | 1847 - 486 Seiten
...laughter. Oh ! for the brush of an artist, to paint the joyous scene ! " The mirth and 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 darlin (I beg Mr. Burns' pardon) swat and reckit." While... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1849 - 906 Seiten
...unlawfu*. As Tu'innir glowr'd, amaz'd and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The pijter loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they croVd, they clevkit, Till ilka carlin ewat and reekít, And const her duddies to tlic wark,... | |
 | 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
...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 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 duddies to the wark,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 Seiten
...Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu". As Tammie glowr'd, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast + set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 Seiten
...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 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 duddies to the wark,... | |
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