 To stan" or rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a' throw'ther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill...  Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Page 34by Robert Burns - 1800 - 287 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1864 - 380 pages
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they 're aff, a'thr'owther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotchman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say such is royal George's will, And there 's the foe, — He has nae thought, but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld,... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1865 - 508 pages
...But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, Such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe : He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Now, here is a vigorous stanza, — terse, clear, epigrammatic, and charged with thought equally fitted... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1865 - 470 pages
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a' throwther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotshman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted... | |
 | 1905 - 1170 pages
...to call it into action. Burns has expressed this in two famous stanzas : — " But bring a Scotchman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1865 - 516 pages
...Scottish soldier animated for the contest by the inspiration of usquebagh : — " But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, Such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe : He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Now, here is... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, 20 Say, such is royal George's will, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Wi' bluidy han' a welcome gies him ; An' when he fa's, His latest draught o' breathin lea'es him In... | |
 | 1866 - 174 pages
...Scottish poet represented the Highlander rising at the call of his country: ' 'But bring a Scotsman from his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say such is royal George's will, And there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Now, sir, the... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...But bring a Scotchman frae his hill, Clap in his check a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will. An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but...how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted doublings tease him : Death comes, wi' fearless eye he sees him ; \Yi' bluidy han' a weleome gies him... | |
 | Hugh Miller - 1869 - 602 pages
...Scottish soldier animated for the contest by the inspiration of usquebagh : — " But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An" there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Now, here is... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1869 - 624 pages
...Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill,4 Say, such is royal George's will, An' there 's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nao cauld, faint-hearted doubtings tease him ; Death comes, wi' fearless eye he sees him ; Wi' bluidy... | |
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