 That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire; Whiles holding fast his guid blue bonnet, Whiles...  Poems: Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 203by Robert Burns - 1797Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - American poetry - 1873 - 782 pages
...lang, the thunder bellow'd ; That night a child might understand The Doil had business on his hand. ighs for a fellowship — and fines. Tarn skelpit on thro' dab and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire — Whyles holding fast his... | |
 | American wit and humor - 1875 - 540 pages
...'Loads. 8 Tie up. • Such. That night, a child might understand The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tarn skelpit1 on through dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his... | |
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1876 - 468 pages
...lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit1 on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire, Whiles holding fast his gude blue... | |
 | P. F. Aiken - 1876 - 454 pages
...lang, the thunder bellow' d : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit1 on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire, Whiles holding fast his gude blue... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama (Comedy) - 1876 - 474 pages
...the thunder bellow'd : That night a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. AVeel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid blue... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1878 - 550 pages
...lang the thunder bellowed ; That night, a child might understand, The de'il had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) Tam skelpit on through dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid... | |
 | Allan Cunningham, Charles Mackay - Poetry - 1879 - 628 pages
...lang the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...and lang the thunder bellowed: That night a child might understand The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare Meg (A better never lifted leg), Tam skelpit on through dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles handing fast his guid... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 636 pages
...lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit1 on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his gude blue... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 642 pages
...lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit1 on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his gude blue... | |
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