 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 banes in gibbet aims;...  A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch - Стр. 23авторы: Charles Mackay - 1888 - Страниц: 398Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | 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, a farthing. s Sair, spre. 6 Unco,... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - Страниц: 524
...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 able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns ; Twa-span-lang,... | |
 | James Storer, John Greig - 1805 - Страниц: 116
...fertile with images of the most terrific nature. 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 able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Tvva... | |
 | James Sargant Storer, John Greig (engraver) - 1805 - Страниц: 112
...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 Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - Страниц: 622
...picture of more horrible fancy than the following : " Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in his cauld hand held a light." But when I came to the succeeding lines, my blood ran cold within me:... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1806 - Страниц: 506
...picture of more horrible fancy than the following: " Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in his cauld hand held a light." But when I came to the succeeding lines, my blood ran cold within me:... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - Страниц: 330
...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 \vJiioh heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet airns... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - Страниц: 518
...amid the storm." — (Vol. III. p. 327, 328.) '' 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." (Ibid. p. 330.) There is much humour in a little song, composed by the poet on his marriage : " I hae... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - Страниц: 416
...them skirl,Till roof an' 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 banes in gibbet aims ; Twa... | |
 | 1812 - Страниц: 140
...did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shavv'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 able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa... | |
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