 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
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 510 pages
...o' life bereft, The gray hairs yet stack to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfii', Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd...quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cfeekit, Till ilka Carlin swat and reekit, And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 512 pages
...o' life bereft, The gray hairs yet stack to the heft; Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', • Which e'en to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd...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... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...hereft, The gray hairs yet stuck to the heft ; Wi' mair o' horrihle and awfu' Which ev'n to name wad he unlawfu'. As Tammie glowr'd, amaz'd and curious The...grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder hlew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they crose'd, they Till ilka carlin... | |
 | 1847 - 486 pages
...drowned by shouts of buoyant laughter. Oh ! for the brush of an artist, to paint the joyous scene ! " The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper...reel'd, they set, they cross'd, they cleekit, 'Till ilka darlin (I beg Mr. Burns' pardon) swat and reckit." While thus we heeled the floor, for tripping it... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 pages
...and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tstmmieglowr'd, amaz'd, and curious, The mirth ana fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder...and reekit. And coost her duddies to the wark, And linket at it in her sark ! Now Tam, O Tam ! had they been queaiu A' plump and strapping, in their teens;... | |
 | 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 linket at it in her sark ! Now Tarn, 0 Tarn! had they be«n qu*»M' A" plump and strapping, in their... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 linket at it in her sark ! Now Tarn, O Tarn ! had they been queans, A' plump and strapping, in their... | |
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