...on the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd : Loud, deep, and lane, the thunder bellowV 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 skelpiton thro' dub and mire,...

...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and 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,...

...Doonholm, " when it is sae mirk, thou coudna' see thy finger afore thee." It was indeed " a waefu' nicht." Such a night as this might give rise to these admirable...into the w.orld — • " That night a child might anderstand The tlcil bad business on bis band." It was a little before the now pensive and thoughtful...

...the blast : The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed. Load, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed ; A night a child might understand The deil had business on his hand." So, after proceeding for more than a mile, drenched to the skin in this Tarn O'Shantcr night, over...

...on the blast, The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd, Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd ; That night a child might understand The de'il had business on his hand." Next morning it was still so stormy, that the master of the packet called to inform me that he durst...

...on the blast, The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd, Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd ; That night a child might understand The de'il had business on his hand." Next morning it was still so stormy, that the master of the packet called to inform me that he durst...

...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd : 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 thro' dub and mire, Despising...

...on the blast, The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed ; Loud, deep, and long, the thunder bellowed. That night a child might understand, The de'il had business on his hand." The old doors chattered upon their rusty hinges, and the strong window frames suniud to sob beneath...

...visible heavens. Such a day and such a night may the eye of a shepherd never again behold. CHAP. II. " That night a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand." ON reaching home, I found our women folk sitting in woful plight. It is well known how wonderfully...

...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and 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 skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising...