 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - Страниц: 266
...skirl," Till roof and rafters a' did dirj.13— Coffins stood round, like open presses,14 That shaw'd 1s the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip " slight, Each in its cauld " hand held a light. — 1 Swate, fumes. * Noddle, head. 3 Car'd na, minded not. 4 Boddle,... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - Страниц: 524
...charge : He screw'd the pipes and 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 And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. By this heroic Tarn was... | |
 | James Storer, John Greig - 1805 - Страниц: 116
...inventory of attendant circumstances, that exhibits a mind fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd...dresses; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's... | |
 | James Sargant Storer, John Greig (engraver) - 1805 - Страниц: 112
...inventory of attendant circumstances, that exhibits a mind fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresse*; And by some devilish cantrip slight. Each in its cauld hand held a light; By which heroic... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - Страниц: 330
...music was his charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd...dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By \vJiioh heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - Страниц: 518
...******* Or like the rainbow's lovely form Evanishing amid the storm." — (Vol. III. p. 327, 328.) '' Coffins stood round, like open presses, " That shaw'd...dresses; " And by some devilish cantrip slight, " Each in its cauld hand held a. light." (Ibid. p. 330.) There is much humour in a little song, composed by the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - Страниц: 416
...music 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...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... | |
 | George Gleig - 1812 - Страниц: 142
...music was his chnrge : He screw'd the pipes, an' gart them skirl, Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; An' by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tam was... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - Страниц: 306
...his charge: He screw'd the pipes, and 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 dev'Iish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tam was able To note... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - Страниц: 364
...musie was his eharge : He serew'd the pipes and 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 ; Arid by some devilish eantrip slight, Eaefs in his eauld hand held a light,— By whieh heroie Tam... | |
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