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" 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... "
Poems and songs complete. (Notes by W.S. Douglas, and life by prof. Nichol ... - Page 135
by Robert Burns - 1896
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Three Years in North America, Volume 2

James Stuart - 1833 - 568 pages
...those of Mrs. Trollope in the contempt he so justly expresses for " religious pomp." " The cherfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle,...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 hafiets wearing...
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Christian Melodies ...

1833 - 292 pages
...pride of gold, Made brethren distant, or rtisputers bold. DR. RAFFLES. THE cheerful supper done, with serious face, They round the ingle form a circle wide...turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big Ha'-Bible, once his father's pride. His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin and hare...
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Lectures on General Literature, Poetry, &c., Delivered at the Royal ...

James Montgomery - 1833 - 368 pages
...blended with beauty and homeliness, that equally mark them. Of the latter description is the following: " 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 reverently is laid aside,...
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Lectures on General Literature, Poetry, &c., Delivered at the Royal ...

James Montgomery - 1833 - 348 pages
...and homeliness, that equally mark them. Of the latter description is the following : " The cheerfd' 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,...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life, Volume 2

Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 370 pages
...wine, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. XII. The eheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle,...; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The hig ha'-bible, ance his father's pride ; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life, Volume 1

Robert Burns - 1834 - 420 pages
...sin' lint was in the bell," are placed by the frugal and happy mother before the lothful stranger. " The cheerfu' 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,...
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Advertisement ; Life of Burns ; Glossary ; Preface to the first edition ...

Robert Burns - 1834 - 206 pages
...good ; I he frugal wifle garrulous will tell. How 'thasa towmoiid auld, sin' lint was V the bell. xn. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face' They, round the ingle, form a circle wide • J he sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big Ha'-BMe, ance his father's pride • His bonnet...
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The Frogs and Their King: Or, the People and Their Rulers; a Moral Analysis ...

Ignotus Coaxus (pseud.) - 1835 - 224 pages
...contented in the evening to the bosom of his family—-and now " the supper crowns their simple board :"— The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They round...The sire turns o'er with patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently laid aside, His lyart-haffets wearing thin...
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The Microcosm: Or, Little World of Home, Volumes 1-3

1835 - 616 pages
...parties in a treaty ! — ED. For the Microcoim. THE OLD FAMILY BIBLE. " The cheerful supper done, with serious face They, round the ingle, form a circle...The sire turns o'er with patriarchal grace The big hall bible once his father's pride." BURNS. SOMBRE, ponderous, well-worn folio ! — Thy very covers...
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The Works of Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life, and a Criticism on ...

Robert Burns - 1835 - 440 pages
...represents William Burnes and his family' at their evening devotions. i The cheerful supper done, with serious face, They, round the ingle, •(• form...; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The hig hall-Bihle, once his father's pride : Hia honnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets f...
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