 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, James Currie - 1870 - 642 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. Nae cauld, faint-hearted doublings tease him ; Death comes, wi' fearless eye he sees him ; Wi' bluidy hand a welcome gies him... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 312 pages
...or rin, Till skelp— a shot— they're, u' throwther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotsman frac his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will. An' there's the foe, He has пае thought hut how to kill Twa at a blow. Nao cauld,... | |
 | Gaelic Society of Inverness, Inverness Gaelic Society - 1886 - 478 pages
...years later we find Burns claiming a similar virtue for Highland whisky : — " 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." And again in... | |
 | John Skirrow Peart - 1871 - 128 pages
...in great affliction, E'er sin they laid that carat restriction On aqua vitse. 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. Nae cauld, faint-hearted... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1871 - 516 pages
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a' throw'ther, 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, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted... | |
 | 1872 - 830 pages
...in a glory of color and life which puts all such ghostly painting to shame : "Bring a Scotsman from 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 '1 wa at a blow. Nae cauld faint-hearted... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1875 - 474 pages
...proofs has borne witness that Bring a Briton fra Us bill, ***** Say, such is Royal George's will. And there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Xae amid, faint-hearted doublings tease him ; Death comes, wi' fearless eye he sees him ; Wi' bluidy... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1876 - 540 pages
...or rin, Till skelp—a shot—they're aff, a' throw'ther, 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, An' there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1876 - 626 pages
...or rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a' throther 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 пае thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1880 - 1024 pages
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a'thr'owther, *i 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,... | |
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