 As open pussie's mortal foes, When, pop! she starts before their nose; As eager runs the market-crowd, When "Catch the thief!" resounds aloud; So Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreich and hollo.  The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Page 175by Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - Scottish poetry - 1797 - 304 pages
...an eldritch ikreech and hollow. Ah, Tam ! Ah, Tam ! thou'll get thy fairin ! In hell they'll roaft thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate foon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, ( 207 ) Now, do thy fpeedy utrooft, Meg, And win the key-ftane *... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...mony an eldritch Ikreech and hollow. Ah, Tam! Ah, Tam I thou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roaft thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate foon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, Now, do thy fpeedy utmoft, Meg, And win the key-ftane * of the brig... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 300 pages
...eldritch fkreech and hollow. i % Ah, Tam ! Ah, Tam ! thou'll "get thy fairin ! In hell they'll roaft thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate foon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, Now, do thy fpeedy utmoft, Meg, And win the key-ftane * of the brig... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 266 pages
...So Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch I0 skreech and hollow. Ah, Tarn! Ah, Tarn! thou'll get thy fairin!" In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! 1 Fidg'd fit' fain, became very restless. * Syne anither, then another. 3 Tint, lost. * A' thegither,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - Bookbinding - 1808 - 330 pages
...thon'll get thy foil m ! In hell they'll roast tliec like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy cumin ! Kate soon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy...And win the key-stane ' of the brig ; There at them them thy tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross. Hut ere the key-stane she could make,... | |
 | Scottish uses - Scottish poetry - 1808 - 228 pages
...witches follow, Wi' monie an eldritch skreech an' hollow. Ah, Tam 1 ah, Tam ! thou'll get thy fairin 1 In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kale soon will be a wacfn' wqman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost Meg, An' win the key-stane * o' the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tam ! ah, Tam ! thon'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roast thee like a...woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the kej-stane* of the brig; There at them thou thy tail may toss, A running stream they dare ua cross,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...aloud; So Maggie runs, the witehes follow, Wi' mony an eldriteh skreeeh and hollow. Ah, Tam ! Ah, Tarn ! thou'll get thy fairin ! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy eomin ! Kate soon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane* of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...Maggie runs~«-the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skuveli and hollow. Ah, Tam! Ah, Tam ! ^hou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate toon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane* of the brig; There... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1818 - 354 pages
...aloud ; So Maggie rins — the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tarn ! ah, Tam ! thou'll get thy fairin' ! In hell they'll...vain thy Kate awaits thy comin' ! Kate soon will be a waefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, ' And win the key-stane o' the brig ; There, at them... | |
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