 The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border ; Its slightest touches, instant pause — Debar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws, Uncaring consequences.  Annual Burns Chronicle and Club Directory - Strana 1031893Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - Počet stránok 642
...hide it in a hedge, Nor for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip, To haud the wretch...feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border ; Its slightest touches, instant pause — Debar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws,... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - Počet stránok 636
...Nor for a train attendant ; But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell 'sa hangman's whip, To haud the wretch in order ; But...feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border ; Its slightest touches, instant pause — Debar a' side pretences ; And resolutely keep its laws,... | |
 | John Wesley Hanson - 1880 - Počet stránok 340
...fire, Remorse's throb, or loose desire ; And when I die, Let me in this belief expire — To God I fly. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip, To haud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honor grip, Let that aye be your border : Its slightest touches, instant pause — Debar all side pretences;... | |
 | Charles William Wooldridge - 1902 - Počet stránok 338
...king of terrors, but not sufficient vitality to deliver the poor religionist from the fear of death : 'The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip, to haud the wretch in order.' "The religionist usually thought, and habitually spoke, of the one who had passed into the higher life... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1903 - Počet stránok 1188
...it hardens a' within, And petrifies the feeling ! 1141. The fear o' hell 'sa hangman's whip To hand the wretch in order ; ' But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that aye be your border. ibid. An atheist's laugh 'sa poor exchange For Deity offended ! Ibid. And may you better reck the rede,4... | |
 | George Adam Smith - 1904 - Počet stránok 294
...sense of honour to do his best and his bravest for the God who believes in him. The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that ay be your border ! And it is this sense of honour, which forgiveness, when it is felt as God's great... | |
 | Charles Shirra Dougall - 1904 - Počet stránok 440
...world, and he has ventured to cast into verse some words of good advice for him : " The fear o' Hell 'sa hangman's whip, To haud the wretch in order ; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that ay be your border." After dinner, he has weighty matters to discuss with the father. Troubles are crowding... | |
 | Sir George Adam Smith - 1904 - Počet stránok 288
...best and his bravest for the God who believes in him. The fear o' hell's the hangman's whip To hand the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honour grip, Let that ay be your border ! And it is this sense of honour, which forgiveness, when it is felt as God's great... | |
 | Joe Mitchell Chapple - 1905 - Počet stránok 504
...hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honor grip, Let that aye be your border, Its slightest touches instant pause — Debar a' side pretences,... | |
 | 1905 - Počet stránok 528
...hide it in a hedge, Not for a train attendant But for the glorious privilege Of being independent. The fear o' hell's a hangman's whip To haud the wretch in order; But where ye feel your honor grip, Let that aye be your border, Its slightest touches instant pause — Debar a' side pretences,... | |
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