 | Robert Burns - 1834 - 236 Seiten
...a dance; Nae cotillion brent new frae'France. But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape <>" beast ; A lowzio tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 Seiten
...heels. A winnock-hunker in the east, There sat auld Nick in shape o' heast j A towzie tyke, hlack, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.— 146 POEMS. Coffins stood round... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 Seiten
...dance ; Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the...gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 Seiten
...a danee; Nae eotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs. strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the...A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them musie was his charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl. Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - 1837 - 628 Seiten
...dance « Nae cotillion brent new frae Frabct, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspey«, and гкЩ Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape. 6' beast ; A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - 1838 - 752 Seiten
...a dance ; Nae cotillon brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life ain. With gentle art thy martial look beguile ; Be...assuage the scornful dame. And ev'n Caissa own a — Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And hy some... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - 750 Seiten
...hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the cast, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke,...them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.— Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some devilish... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - 796 Seiten
...a dance ; Nae cotillon brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life fear. A WINTER'S NIGHT. Poor, naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting screw 'd the pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a* did dirl. — Coffins stood round... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 368 Seiten
...new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. At winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick, in...large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.— towards the river, and passing... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1840 - 872 Seiten
...hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, an' reels, Put life an' mettle i' their heels : At winnock-bunker i" the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzie tyke, black, grim, an' large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and... | |
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Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge: He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a 
