 | Robert Burns - 1797 - 304 sivua
...open prefles, .>.*? That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefles ; And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By which...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 sivua
...like open prefles, That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefles ; And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By which...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 sivua
...like open prefies, That fhavv'd the dead in their laft drefTes : And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which,...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his lafl gafp his gab did... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 sivua
...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'...dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By \vJiioh heroic Tam was able To note upon... | |
 | Scottish uses - 1808 - 228 sivua
...open prcsse;, That shaw'd the dead in their last drc-scs ; An' Iiy some dev'lish cantrip slight, Kacb in its cauld hand held a light — By which heroic Tam was able, To note upon the haly table, A murd'rer's hanes in gibbet airns ; Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd hairns 5 A thief new-cutted frae... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 sivua
...and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd the pipes, and gart them skirl,Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl, — Coffins stood round, like...dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which, heroic Tam was able To note upon... | |
 | 1812 - 140 sivua
...round, like open presses, That shavv'd the dead in their last dresses : An' by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairns . A thief new cutted frae a rape, Wi' his last gasp his gab did... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 sivua
...round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some dev'Iish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which...was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's hanes in gibbet airns ; Twa span lang, wee, unchristen'd hairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 sivua
...o' beast ; A towzie tyke, blaek, grim, and large, To gie them musie was his eharge : He serew'd the pipes and gart them skirl, 'Till roof and rafters...presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; Arid by some devilish eantrip slight, Eaefs in his eauld hand held a light,— By whieh heroie Tam... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 sivua
...shape o' beast; A touzie 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...dead in their last dresses; And, by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the... | |
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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 
