 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
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tamnde glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious. The mirth and fun grew...quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekiu Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, An linket at it in her... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which even t« name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amazed, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious...and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark ! Now Tam, O Tam ! had they been queans A' plump and strapping, in their teens... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...horrible an' awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glqwr'd, amaz'd, and curionS, '' The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : • The...quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekh; Till ilka carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...heft ; 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...and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark , And linket at it in her sark \ Now Tam, O Tam ! had they been queans, A' plump and strapping, in their... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...son o' life bereft. The gray hairs yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu". As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and fuiious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they bet,... | |
 | Mungo Coultershoggle - 1825 - 414 pages
...shedding tears of joy, and the party returned into Lanarkshire. 69 CHAPTER V. i • THE QUARTER FAIR. The piper loud and louder blew, • The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel't, they set, they cross't, they cleeket, Till ilka carline swat and reeket, And loost her diiddies... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...heft; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amazed, and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious:...and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark ! Now Tam, O Tam ! had they been queans A' plump and strapping, in their teens;... | |
 | George Beattie - 1826 - 130 pages
...reels. Put life and mettle in their heels," &c. " As Tarnmie glowr'd, atnaz'd and curious, The mirth an fun grew fast and furious: The piper loud and louder blew; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'rt, they set, they cross'd, they clcekit, Till ilka carlin swat and reekit," &c. Have we any thing... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1826 - 288 pages
...and awfiT, Which ev'n to name wad be nnlawfn'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, Die mi< ili and fun grew fast and furious: The piper loud and louder blew ; Die dancers auick and quicker flew ; They recl'd, they set, they cross'd,they cleekit, Till ilka... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1830 - 50 pages
...son o' life bereft, The gray 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 reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark ! Now Tarn, O Tarn ! had they been queans A' plump and strapping, in their... | |
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