 Kate soon will be a woefu' woman! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane of the brig; There, at them thou thy tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross! But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake; For...  Masonic Voice and Review - Página 891887Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | Robert Burns - 1797 - 304 páginas
...flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle ; But little wift fhe Maggie's mettle Ae fpring brought off her mafter hale, But left behind her ain gray tail : The carlin claught her by the rump, And left poor Maggie fcarce a Hump. Now, * It is a well known faft that witches, or any evil fpirita, have no power to follow... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 páginas
...flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle ; But little wift me Maggie's mettle Ae fpring brought off her mafter hale, But left behind her ain gray tail : The carlin claught her by the rump, And left poor Maggie fcarce a ftump. Now, * It is a well known faft that witches, or any evil fpirits, have no power to... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 páginas
...tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross. But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail * she had to shake ! For Nannie, far before...the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle ;4 . But little wist she Maggie's mettle Ae spring* brought off her master hale,'... | |
 | James Storer, John Greig - 1805 - 116 páginas
...next running stream; and Tarn's mare, having just gained the " key stane o' the brig," was overtaken, For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle, But little wist she Maggie's mettle ; Ae spring brought off her master hale,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 páginas
...may toss, A running stream they dare na cross. Hut ere the key-stane she could make, • The fient a tail she had to shake ! For Nannie, far before the...upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tam wi' furious el tin ; But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought off her master hale, But left behind... | |
 | Scottish uses - 1808 - 228 páginas
...tail she had to shake ! For Nannie, far afore the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, An' flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle ; But little wist she Maggie's mettle Ae spring brought ad' her master hale ; But left behind her ain gray tail : The carlin caught her by the rump, An' left... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 páginas
...tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross. But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake ! For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, * It is a well known fact that witches, or any evil spirits, have no power to follow a poor wight any... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 páginas
...stream they dare ua cross, But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake 1 For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie...brought off her master hale, But left behind her ain grey tail s The carlin claught her by the rump, And left poor Maggie scarce a stump. Now, wha this... | |
 | 1813 - 442 páginas
...of Mr. Cooper's merit in this performance : " 36. Tarn O'Shanter.— A. Ceoper. " And flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle, But little wist she Maggie's mettle...brought off her master hale, But left behind her ain grey tail." — BURNS. " This picture is most happily imagined ; the horse, in anatomy and colour,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 páginas
...tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross. But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake ! For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle ; But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae * It is a well-known fact, that... | |
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