 And sic a night he taks the road in As ne'er poor sinner was abroad in. The wind blew as 'twad blawn its last; The rattling...  Saturday night - Page 77by Saturday night - 1824Full view - About this book
 | Thomas William J. Connolly - 1859 - 392 pages
...see such sights or hear such sounds ; and though no monster appeared, nor witch, nor warlock — " That night a child might understand The de'il had business on his hand." All this, though awful, was bearable. Grant looked on in wonder, hoping the worst had passed ; but... | |
 | James White - 1859 - 118 pages
...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. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 530 pages
...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 Deil had business on his hand Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, — A better never lifted leg, — Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1860 - 312 pages
...on the blast; The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed, Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellowed; That night a child might understand The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and mire,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1861 - 236 pages
...these witches and warlocks are, and why the devil brought them here into Alloway-Kirk. True " This night a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand;" but that is not the question — the question is what business ? Was it a ball given him on the anniversary... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 328 pages
...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) 1 Candidior nivibus, tune cum cecidere... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 440 pages
...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 through dub and mire,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1863 - 332 pages
...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) i Candidior nivibus, tune cum cecidere... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 pages
...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... | |
 | 1865 - 344 pages
...on the blast; The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed: That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) l Candidior nivibus, tune cum cecidere... | |
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