 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 ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd,...  The Book of Gems: Pomfret to Bloomfield - Page 207edited by - 1837Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...stack to the heft ; Wi* mair o* horrible and awfu* Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu*. As Tu'innir glowr'd, amaz'd and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The pijter loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they croVd,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1850 - 764 pages
...loud and louder blew; The dancers quick and quicker flew; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they CM r taxation does her fleece, Till she has scarce a tester j For me, thank God, my life's a Tarn, 0 Tarn! had they be«n qu*»M' A" plump and strapping, in their teens i Their sarks, instead... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1851 - 1502 pages
...between the last accented syllable of the first section and the first accented syllable of the second. The piper loud, and louder blew ; The dancers quick, and quicker flew. — BURNS. These steps both reach, and teach thee shall To come by thrift, to shift withal. — TUSSER.... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu". As Tammie glowr'd, amazed ; ls Tarn, O Tarn ! had they been queans, A' plump and strapping, in their teens ; Their Barks, instead... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...grey hairs yet stack to the heft; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlanfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth...and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linkct at it in her sark! Now Tam, 0 Tam ! had they been queans A' plump and strapping, in their teens... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 pages
...bereft, The grey hairs yefc 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...quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleckit, Their sarks, instead o' creeshie flannen, Been snaw*-'white seventeen-hunder linen ! Their... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...The gray hairs yet stack to the heft : l Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious,...and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; Theyreel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit* 'Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - English language - 1855 - 786 pages
...between the la^; accented syllable of the first section and the first accented syllable of the second. The piper loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew. — BURNS. These steps both reach, and leach thee shall To come by thrift, to shift withal. — TUSSER.... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 pages
...in ev'ry neuk. Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be uolawfu'. As Tammie glowVd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and...they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coo.-' her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark! Now Tarn, O Tarn ! had they been queans,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 746 pages
...heft: Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammic glow'rcd, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious:...louder blew; The dancers quick and quicker flew; They reeled, they set, they crossed, they cleckit, linked Till ilka carline swat and reekit, smoked And... | |
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