 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 páginas
...cotillion brent7 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 towzie-tyke,9 black, grim, and large. To gie 10 them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - 524 páginas
...Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put Kfe and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, There...gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. VOL. II. 3 R Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses j... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 páginas
...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...was his charge : He screw'd the pipes, and gart them skirl,Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl, — Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the... | |
 | George Gleig - 1812 - 142 páginas
...France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, an' reels, Put life an' mettle in their heels. A winnock bunker in the east, There sat Auld Nick, in shape o' beast, A towzie tyke, black, grim, an large ; To gi'e them music was his chnrge : He screw'd the pipes, an' gart them skirl, Till roof... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 páginas
...France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels, A winnock-buuker in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast;...gart them skirl! Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Collins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some... | |
 | Gilpin Gorst - 1825 - 116 páginas
...the uorrhwm Bard. 30 A winnock bmifkcr in the east, There sat uuld Nick in shape o' beast : A towsie tyke, black, grim and large, To gie them music was...gar't them skirl Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. They reel'd, they set, they cross'd they cleokit, ' Till ilka carlin swat and reekit." The handsome... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 páginas
...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...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 like... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 páginas
...But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker hi the east, There sat Auld Nick, in shape o' beast ;..., and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screvv'd the pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - 1826 - 226 páginas
...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;...grim, and large ; To gie them music was his charge: lie screw'd the pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl— Coffins stood round... | |
 | 1831 - 426 páginas
...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...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : 1 I e screw 'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' diidirl.— Coffins stood... | |
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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 
