 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 Seiten
...a dance ; Nae cotillon 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 o' beast; A towzic tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd the pipes, and gart... | |
 | Henrietta Dumont - 1852 - 330 Seiten
...France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life an mettle in their heels. A winnock bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzio tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 Seiten
...dance, — Nae cotillon brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels, A winnock-bunker in the...large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his pipes, and gart them skirl Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round like open presses,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 252 Seiten
...question—the question is what business ? Was it a ball given him on the anniversary of the Fall ? " There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke,...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge:" and pray who is to pay the piper ? We fear that young witch Nannie! " For Satan glow'r'd, and fidged... | |
 | John Wilson - 1854 - 252 Seiten
...question — the question is what business ? Was it a ball given him on the anniversary of the Fall ? " There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke,...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge :" and pray who is to pay the piper ? We fear that young witch Nannie ! " For Satan glow'r'd, and fidged... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 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...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw' d the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Coffins stood round,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 Seiten
...But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels : A winnock-bunkcr in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast;...them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and garb them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did did. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 Seiten
...dance, — Nae cotillon brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reete, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the...large, To gie them music was his charge: He screw'd his pipes, and gart them skirl Till roof aud rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round like open presses,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 448 Seiten
...question — the question is what business 2 Was it a ball given him on the anniversary of the Fall ? " There sat Auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzie...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : " and pray who is to pay the piper ? We fear that young witch Nanny 1 " For Satan glowr'd, and fidged... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 466 Seiten
...Was it a ball given him on the anniversary of the Fall ? " There sat Auld Nick, in shape o' beast j A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge :" and pray who is to pay the piper ? We fear that young witch. Nanny ! " For Satan glowr'd, and fidged... | |
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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 
