 | 1865 - 344 pages
...Tam saw an unco sight! Warlocks and witches in a dance; Nae cotillon brent new frae France, bâ„¢ n But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life...mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, window-seat There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast; A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, shaggy dog... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1865 - 336 pages
...Tam saw an unco sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillon brent new frae France, bran But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels, Put life...mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker in the east, window-seat There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzie tyke, black, grim, and large, shaggy... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 pages
...on the light; And, wow ! Tam saw an unco sight — Warlocks and witches in a dance : Nae cotillion brent new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys,...grim, and large — To gie them music was his charge ; He screwed the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...car'd na deils a boddle. no She ventur'd forward on the light ; And, vow ! Tam saw an unco sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillon brent...in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; 120 A towsie tyke, black, grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd the pipes... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 264 pages
...brent-new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reela Put life and mettle in their heels. At winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick in...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...hand admonish'd, She ventur'd forward on the light ; And, vow! Tarn saw an unco sight ! Yv'arlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillon brent new frae...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.-v Coffins stood round... | |
 | 1869 - 390 pages
...beams were glancing, And loud resounded mirth and dancing. * * * * And wow ! Tam saw an unco' sight ! Warlocks and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillon brent...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge. He screwed the pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl ; Coffins stood round... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 264 pages
...brent-new frae France, But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, and reels Put life and mettle in their heels. At winnock-bunker in the east, There sat auld Nick in...grim, and large, To gie them music was his charge : He screw'd his pipes, and gart them skirl, Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1869 - 624 pages
...hand admonish'd, She ventured forward on the light ; And, vow 1 Tarn saw an unco1 sight ; Warlocks2 and witches in a dance ; Nae cotillon brent new' frae...and reels, Put life and -mettle in their heels. A winnock-bunker4 in the east, There sat auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzie tyke,' black, grim,... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pages
...reformation is apparent in his appearance or deportment : " A winnock-bunker in the cast, There eat auld Nick, in shape o' beast ; A towzie tyke, black, grim and large, To gie them music was his charge ; He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl." Still, though the bestial... | |
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Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That... 
