 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - 266 pàgines
...comin ! * 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,...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,' But left behind her... | |
 | James Storer, John Greig - 1805 - 116 pàgines
...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, But left behind her ain... | |
 | Robert Burns, Thomas Park - 1808 - 330 pàgines
...key-stane ' of the brig ; There at them them thy tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross. Hut ere the key-stane she could make, • The fient a...the rest, Hard 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,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 416 pàgines
...com in ! 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,...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 - 1813 - 444 pàgines
...thy comin ! 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,...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 witches, or any evil spirits,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - 306 pàgines
...thy comin ! Kate soon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the kej-stane* of the brig; There at them thou thy tail may toss, A running 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - 364 pàgines
...thy eomin ! 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 she dare na eross. But ere the k»y-stane they eould make, The fient a tale she had to shake ! For... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - 406 pàgines
...thy comin ! Kate toon 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,...they dare na cross. But ere the key-stane she could mate, The fient a tail she had to shake ! For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 354 pàgines
...woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, ' And win the key-stane o' the brig ; There, at them ttiou thy tail may toss, A running stream they dare na cross;...the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tam wi' furious ettle; But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought aff her master hale,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1818 - 338 pàgines
...cumin'! Kate soon will be a waefu' woman! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane o' the brig; There, at them thou thy tail may toss, A...But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tale she had to shake! For Nannie, far before the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tam... | |
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Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tam! Ah, Tam! thou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin! Kate soon will be a woefu 
