 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,...  Robert Burns: A Memoir - Page 56by James White - 1859 - 100 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Murray Pittock - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 306 pages
...describing the scene, has drifted back from Scots to a very light Scots register verging on English ('As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, | The mirth and fun grew fast and furious' (11. 143-4)), but as soon as he focuses on the dancing girls he returns to Scots (linket at it in her... | |
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