 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
 | 1865 - 344 pages
...horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu'! As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, stared The mirth and fun grew fast and furious: The piper...louder blew; The dancers quick and quicker flew; They reeled, they set, they crossed, they cleekit, linked Till ilka carline swat and reekit, smoked And... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1865 - 336 pages
...horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu' ! As Tammie glow'red, amazed and curious, stared The mirth and fun grew fast and furious: The piper...louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reeled, they set, they crossed, they cleekit, linked Till ilka carline swat and reekit, smoked And... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...horrible and awfu', * The following four lines appear to have originally occurred here : Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd,...and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark ! 150 Now Tam, O Tam ! had thae been queans, A' plump and strapping in their... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 636 pages
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 | John William Stanhope Hows - English poetry - 1866 - 574 pages
...neuk : Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, 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 cieckit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies... | |
 | Scotland - 1866 - 826 pages
...been a great part of the entertainment ; and we all know that, while Tam o' Shanter " Glowered, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious...louder blew, The dancers quick and quicker flew." At any rate, music and dancing are always associated in our popular superstitions with witches and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 712 pages
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 | Humorous poetry - 1867 - 530 pages
...:5 Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glower'd,6 amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious...they cross'd, they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit,7 And coost8 her duddies9 to the wark, And linket10 at it in her sark.11 ' Spell. 2 Irons. 6... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...hairs yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawful'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz.'d, and curious, The mirth...they cleekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coast her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark ! Now Tarn, O Tam ! had thae been queans,... | |
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