 | Robert Burns - 1800 - Страниц: 520
...the alehouse ingle, with his tippling cronies, you have delineated nature Avith a humour and naivetS, that would do honour to Matthew Prior ; but when you...; " Coffins stood round like open presses, " That shewed the dead in their last dresses ; ff And by some devilish cantrip slight, " Each in his cauld... | |
 | David Irving - 1804 - Страниц: 524
...charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. VOL. II. 3 R Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses j And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. By this heroic Tarn was... | |
 | James Sargant Storer, John Greig (engraver) - 1805 - Страниц: 112
...inventory of attendant circumstances, that exhibits a mind fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresse*; And by some devilish cantrip slight. Each in its cauld hand held a light; By which heroic... | |
 | George Gleig - 1812 - Страниц: 142
...music was his chnrge : He screw'd the pipes, an' gart them skirl, Till roof an' rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; An' by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tam was... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - Страниц: 306
...his charge: He screw'd the pipes, and gart them skirl! Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Collins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And by some dev'Iish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tam was able To note... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1819 - Страниц: 658
...with a humour and niiivete that would do honour to Matthew Prior; but when you describe the infernal orgies of the witches' sabbath, and the hellish scenery...presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; Ami by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in his caulcl hand held a light.' But when I came to the... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1831 - Страниц: 484
...the hellish scenery in which they are exhibited, you display a power of imagination that Shakspcare himself could not have exceeded. I know not that I...horrible fancy than the following : " Coffins stood round Ilk* open presses, That shnw'd the dead in their last drones ; And by some devilish cantrip slight,... | |
 | 1831 - Страниц: 426
...was his charge : 1 I e screw 'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' diidirl.— Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last drosses; And by some devilish cantraip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light, — By which heroic... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - Страниц: 348
...midnight hags," within the walls of Auld Kirk Alloway, Satan himself being bag-piper to their dancing. " Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd...dead in their last dresses ; And, by some devilish cantrip-sleight, Each in his cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1833 - Страниц: 368
...the walls of Auld Kirk Alloway, Satan himself being bag-piper to their dancing. " Coffins stood hmnd, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And, by some devilish cantrip-sleight, Each in his cauld hand held a light ; By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the... | |
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