 That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid blue bonnet, Whiles...  Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect - Strana 197podľa Robert Burns - 1794Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Robert Burns - 1793 - Počet stránok 420
...night, a child might underftand, 1 he Deal had bnfinefs on his hand. Wed mounted on his grey marc, Mcgt A better never lifted leg, Tam fkelpit on thro' dub...and fire ; Whiles holding faft his gude blue bonnet r Whiles crooning o'er fome auld Scots fonnet j; V biles glowring round wi' prudent cares, Left bogles... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - Počet stránok 308
...night, a child might underftand, The Deil had bufinefs on his hand. N 4 Weel Wee] mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam fkelpit...wi' prudent cares, Left bogles catch him unawares : Kirk-Attoway was drawing nigh, Whare ghaifts and houlets nightly cry.-~ By this time he was crofs... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - Počet stránok 300
...night, a child might underftand, The_Deil had bufinefs on his hand. N 4 Weel Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg* A better never lifted leg, Tam fkelpit...Defpifing wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fail his gude blue bonnet ; Whiles crooning o'er fome auld Scots fonnet ; Whiles glow'ring round wi'... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - Počet stránok 364
...deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a ehild might understand, The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fsre ; Whiles holding fast his gude blue... | |
 | 1831 - Počet stránok 426
...deep, and lang, the thunder beliow'd : That ni glu, a child might understand. The detl had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tarn skelpit on through dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his... | |
 | John Aikin - 1838 - Počet stránok 796
...deep, and lang the thunder bellow 'd : That night, a child might understand, The dcil had business een, alane. There, in thy scanty mantle clad, Thy snawy bosom sun-ward spr Tarn skelpit on through dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - 1838 - Počet stránok 752
...the thunder bellow'di That night, a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand. Wecl z 1 1 G X " % cPAƅP 9 jފ6v. lw1 C'K = A )K \ b6 skelpit on tbrough dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1845 - Počet stránok 510
...Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night a child might understand The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles haulding fast his gude blue... | |
 | Samuel Tyler - 1848 - Počet stránok 238
...( And the last two lines is the highest effort of art to give a moral hue to material description.) "Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub an' mire, Despising wind, an' rain, an' fire : Whiles holding fast his guid blue... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1849 - Počet stránok 290
...Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night a child might understand The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles haulding fast his gude blue... | |
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