 The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride. His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care...  Burns - Page 47by Robert Burns - 1889 - 292 pagesFull view - About this book
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...frugal wifie, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond anld, sin' lint was i' the bell. The cheerfn' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...; The frugal wine, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. XII. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They,...the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | 1812 - 140 pages
...attend with reverence, when, T DTTEXS 3 ATU3CBAY ^ * J"tVr tnrns' •^«v,ni*p hi^ V^tlltW^ j*rltJi' " The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They round the ingle form a circle wide ; The sire turns owre, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-bible, ance his father's pride : His bannet reverently is... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pages
...kebbuck, fell, An" aft he's prest, an',aft he ca's it guid; The frugal wifie, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell....wide; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace. The hig ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales... | |
 | 1848 - 752 pages
...attractive and sublime ? " The cheerful supper done, with serious face, They, i ni. ¡u! the in^le, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha* Bible, once his father's pride : His bonnet reverently laid aside, He wales a portion with judicious... | |
 | 1814 - 310 pages
...tell, How 'twas a towmond(15) auld, sin'(16) lint(17) was i'(18) the bell.(19) XII. The eheerfu'(20) supper done, wi' serious face, They round the ingle form a, circle wide ; (1) Healthful, wholesome. (2) Oatmeal pudding, a welt-known Scotch dish. (3) A spoonful, a small... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 pages
...kebbuck, fell, An' aft he's prest, an' aft he ca's it guid; The frugal wifie, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell....father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 354 pages
...kebbuck, fell, An' aft he's prest, an' aft he ca's it guid ; The frugal wine, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell....The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha'- Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...to the parents fondling o'er their child: Then paiuts the ruin'd maid, aud their distraction wild ! The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They,...the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
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