 When plundering herds assail their byke ; As open pussie's mortal foes, When, pop! she starts before their nose; As eager runs the market-crowd, When, "Catch the thief!" resounds aloud; So Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreech...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 216by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1797 - 304 pages
...an eldritch ikreech and hollow. Ah, Tam ! Ah, Tam ! thou'll get thy fairin ! In hell they'll roaft thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate foon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, ( 207 ) Now, do thy fpeedy utrooft, Meg, And win the key-ftane *... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...mony an eldritch Ikreech and hollow. Ah, Tam! Ah, Tam I thou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roaft thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate foon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, Now, do thy fpeedy utmoft, Meg, And win the key-ftane * of the brig... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1800 - 300 pages
...eldritch fkreech and hollow. i % Ah, Tam ! Ah, Tam ! thou'll "get thy fairin ! In hell they'll roaft thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate foon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, Now, do thy fpeedy utmoft, Meg, And win the key-ftane * of the brig... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pages
...pussie's9 mortal foes, When pop ! she starts before their nose ; As eager runs the market-crowd, When " Catch the thief! " resounds aloud ; So Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch I0 skreech and hollow. Ah, Tarn! Ah, Tarn! thou'll get thy fairin!" In hell they'll roast thee like... | |
 | Scottish uses - 1808 - 228 pages
...witches follow, Wi' monie an eldritch skreech an' hollow. Ah, Tam 1 ah, Tam ! thou'll get thy fairin 1 In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kale soon will be a wacfn' wqman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost Meg, An' win the key-stane * o' the... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pages
...pussie's mortal foes, When, pop! she starts before their nose; As eager runs the market-crowd, When, ' Catch the thief!' resounds aloud; So Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' many an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tam ! ah, Tam! thon'll get thy foil m ! In hell they'll roast... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 pages
...pussie's mortal foes, When, pop ! she starts before their nose ; As eager runs the market-crowd, When " Catch the thief!" resounds aloud ; So Maggie runs,...follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tam I Ah, Tam ! thou'll get thy fairini In hell they '11 roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...pussie's mortal foes, When, pop ! she starts before their nose ; As eager runs the market-crowd, When " Catch the thief!" resounds aloud ; So Maggie runs,...follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tarn f Ah, Tarn f thou'll get thy fairin ! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 pages
..."Cateh the thief !*' resounds aloud; So Maggie runs, the witehes follow, Wi' mony an eldriteh skreeeh and hollow. Ah, Tam ! Ah, Tarn ! thou'll get thy fairin...roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy eomin ! Kate soon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane* of... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pages
...Maggie runs~«-the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skuveli and hollow. Ah, Tam! Ah, Tam ! ^hou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin ! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin ! Kate toon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane* of the brig; There... | |
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