Wi' his last gasp his gab did gape; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red-rusted; Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted; A garter, which a babe had strangled; A knife, a father's throat had mangled, Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The gray hairs yet stack to the... Poemsde Robert Burns - 1889 - 255 páginasVer trechos - Sobre este livro
| Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 páginas
...gasp his gab did gape ; Five tomahawks, wi' blnid red-rusted; Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter, which a babe had strangled, A knife, a father's...had mangled, Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The grey hairs yefc stack to the heft : Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which ev'n to name wad be unlawfu'.... | |
| Robert Burns - 1856 - 746 páginas
...last gasp his gab did gape; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid rcd-rustcd; Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted; A garter which a babe had strangled; A knife, a father's...to the heft: Wi' mair o' horrible and awfu', Which even to name wad be unlawfu'. As Tammic glow'rcd, amazed and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and... | |
| Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 páginas
...gasp his gab did gape ; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red-rusted, Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter which a babe had strangled, A knife, a father's...life bereft, — The gray hairs yet stack to the heft ; Three lawyers' tongues turn'd inside out, Wi' lies seam'd like a beggar's clout; And priests' hearts,... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1856 - 344 páginas
...last gasp his gab did gape; Five tomahawks wi' bluid red-rusted; Five scymitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter, which a babe had strangled ; A knife, a...life bereft, The gray hairs yet stack to the heft." Goethe's poem of Her Todtentanz, however, clearly preceded Tarn O'Shanter. 148. Lilith.]— I have... | |
| John Wilson - 1857 - 448 páginas
...did gape ; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red-rusted ; VOL. VII. K Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter, which a babe had strangled ; A knife, a...had mangled, Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The grey hairs yet stack to the heft." This collection has all the effect of a selection. The bodies were... | |
| John Wilson - 1857 - 466 páginas
...gape ; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red-rusted ; VOT.. ni. • K Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter, which a babe had strangled ; A knife, a...had mangled, Whom his ain son o' life bereft, The grey hairs yet stack to the heft." This collection has all the effect of a selection. The bodies were... | |
| William Maginn, Robert Shelton Mackenzie - 1857 - 514 páginas
...periodical press: " Five tomahawks, wi' blnid red rusted — Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted — A garter, which a babe had strangled — A knife, a father's throat had mangled, Whom his ain son of life bereft, The gray hairs yet stock in the heft." But your real man of genius (whom Burns chooses... | |
| William Maginn - 1857 - 524 páginas
...periodical press: " Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red rusted — Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted — A garter, which a babe had strangled — A knife, a father's throat had mangled, ' Whom his ain son of life bereft, The gray hairs yet stack in the heft." But your real man of genius (whom Burns chooses... | |
| John Wilson - 1857 - 454 páginas
...did gape ; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red-rusted ; VOL. Til. E Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter, which a babe had strangled ; A knife, a father's throat had mangled, Whom his ain sou o' life bereft, The grey hairs yet staok to the heft" This collection has all the effect of a selection.... | |
| James White - 1858 - 316 páginas
...gasp his gab did gape ; Five tomahawks, wi' bluid red-rusted ; Five scimitars, wi' murder crusted ; A garter, which a babe had strangled ; A knife, a...and curious, The mirth and fun grew fast and furious : The piper loud and louder blew ; The dancers quick and quicker flew ; They reel'd, they set, they... | |
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