 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - Počet stránok 616
...the heel and hand admouish'd, She ventur'd forward on the light ; And, wow ! Tam saw an unco sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillon brent...and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels : A winnock-bunkcr in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke, black, grim and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - Počet stránok 746
...the heel and hand admonished, She ventured forward on the light; And, wow! Tarn saw an unco sight! Warlocks and witches in a dance; Nae cotillon brent...and reels, Put life and mettle in their heels : A winnock-bunkcr in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast; grave the son had piously raised... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - Počet stránok 538
...the heel and hand admoniah'd, She ventur'd forward on the light, And, vow ! Tarn saw an unco sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance, — Nae cotillon...frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reete, Put life and mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - Počet stránok 448
...question — the question is what business 2 Was it a ball given him on the anniversary of the Fall ? " There sat Auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzie...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : " and pray who is to pay the piper ? We fear that young witch Nanny 1 " For Satan glowr'd, and fidged... | |
 | James White - 1858 - Počet stránok 316
...forward on the light ! And wow ! Tam saw an unco sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys,...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,... | |
 | Henry Green - 1858 - Počet stránok 182
...weeks thegither." " And, vow ! Tam saw an unco sight! Warlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels Put life and mettle in their heels." " Coffins stood round like open presses, That sbow'd the dead in their last dresses." Burnt. Note 2,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - Počet stránok 530
...the heel and hand admonish'd, She ventur'd forward on the light, And, vow ! Tarn saw an unco sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance, — Nae cotillon...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge: He screw'd his pipes, and gart them skirl Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round like... | |
 | James White - 1859 - Počet stránok 118
...forward on the light! And wow! Tam saw an unco sight! Warlocks and witches in a dance; Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys,...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,... | |
 | James White - 1859 - Počet stránok 108
...witches in a dance ; Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reel* Put life and mettle in their heels : A winnock-bunker...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,... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1859 - Počet stránok 630
...Auld Langsyne." The room was then cleared for dancing, beginning with a grand march, after which " Nae cotillon brent new frae France, But hornpipes,...strathspeys and reels Put life and mettle in their heels." The dancing was kept up till six AM, when the merry company dispersed. DEAN AND WATER OF LEITH IMPROVEMENT... | |
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Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That... 
