 Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The grey hairs yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev"n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew...  Poems: Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 206by Robert Burns - 1797Full view - About this book
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...Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The...dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark !... | |
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...ev'n to name wud be unlawfu'. As Tamtnie glow'rd, atnaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; Thpy mel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleeklt, Till ilka cavlin swat and reekit, A ii'l const... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - Electronic books - 1836 - 250 pages
...with the humj and bustle of a * " As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious; The piper loud and louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew." BURNS. t Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, Is situated 377 miles N. from London. Here Sir Walter... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1837 - 448 pages
...ev'n to name wad.be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun .grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The...dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they; cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark,... | |
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...Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker new ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they clcekit, Till ilka earlin swat and rcekit, And ooost... | |
 | Hunting - 1837 - 570 pages
...as ever I pled a lilt for, and sliuru Nance is your match any day. Whoop, that's your sort !" and " The piper loud and louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew; — Till first ae caper, syne anitber, And Mick is beaten athegitber." Then comes your turn, for Nance... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast fe of hardship. I was not only 'a ship-boy on the high nnd set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark,... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 pages
...Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammic glowr'd, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast dreaming sleep, Or from its deathlike void, with punctual care, And touch as gentle as the morning li set, they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark,... | |
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...Unless | mischance\ -. miscAanc|eth me|, Such homely gift of me your man. Tusser to Lord W. Paget. The pi|per loud\ -. and loud\er blew|, The dancers| quick\ -. and quick\er flew|. _ Burns. O Henderson the man ! the brother ! And art ] thou gone\ : and gone \ for ev|er ! Burns. May... | |
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