 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 cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light— By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table,...  Annual Burns Chronicle and Club Directory - Strana 1001897Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Wilson - 1857 - Počet stránok 454
...and " heroic " as he was, of the open presses ? " Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light." Because, show a man some sight that is altogether miraculously dreadful,... | |
 | James White - 1858 - Počet stránok 316
...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 cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light — By which heroic Tarn was ahle To note upon the haly table, A murderer's... | |
 | Henry Green - 1858 - Počet stránok 170
...new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels Put life and mettle in their heels." " Coffins stood round like open presses, That show'd the dead in their last dresses," Burns. Note 2, page 29. "Who place all doctrines in a wrangler's hopper." A painted window in the Great... | |
 | James White - 1859 - Počet stránok 118
...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 cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light— By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - Počet stránok 530
...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 devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held i light, By which, heroic Tarn was able To note, upon the haly table, A murd'rers... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - Počet stránok 312
...appalling as any terror in Shakspeare's sorcery:— " Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And, by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light." The hideousness of the supernatural scene is aggravated by the introduction... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - Počet stránok 440
...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 cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - Počet stránok 328
...scream Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. vibrate Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shawed the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight spell To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Tvva span-lang, wee unchristened... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - Počet stránok 332
...scream Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. vibrate Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shawed the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight spell Each in its cauld hand held a light : By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - Počet stránok 470
...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 cantrip slight Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's... | |
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