 | David Robertson - 1844 - 132 էջ
...sees little sodgers Pu'in' them a' doun ! Worlds whomling up an' doun, Bleezin' wi' a flare, — See how he loups ! As they glimmer in the air. For a' sae sage he looks, What can the laddie ken ? He's thinking upon naething, Like mony mighty men ; A wee thing mak's us think, A sma' thing mak's us stare,... | |
 | 1856 - 796 էջ
...sees little sodgers pu'in' them a' doun ; Warlds whomling up an' doun, bleezin' wi' a flare, Loan! how he loups, as they glimmer in the air. " For a'...thinkin upon naething, like mony mighty men, A wee thing mak's us think, a sma' thing mak's ns stare,— There are mair folk than him biggin* castles in the... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd, Recreations - 1861 - 474 էջ
...glowing fire ' with his wee round face.' Mr. Ballantine is a true philosopher as well as a true poet. ' For a' sae sage he looks, what can the laddie ken...He's THINKIN' UPON NAETHING, like mony mighty men!' We can all ' think of naething,' and think of it for a long time, while yet the mind is by no means... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1861 - 468 էջ
...glowing fire ' with his wee round face.' Mr. Ballantine is a true philosopher as well as a true poet. ' For a' sae sage he looks, what can the laddie ken? He's THINKIN' UPON NAETHiNO, like mony mighty men!' We can all ' think of naething,' and think of it for a long time,... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1861 - 482 էջ
...glowing fire ' with his wee round face.' Mr. Ballantine is a true philosopher as well as a true poet. ' For a' sae sage he looks, what can the laddie ken? He's THISKIN' UPON NAETHINQ, like mony mighty men ! ' We can all 'think of naething,' and think of it for... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1861 - 406 էջ
...glowing fire ' with his wee round face.' Mr. Ballantine is a true philosopher as well as a true poet. For a' sae sage he looks, what can the laddie ken ? He's THINKIM" UPON NAETHINO, like mony mighty men ! We can all ' think of naething/ and think of it for... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 էջ
...sees little sodgers pu'in' them a' doun ; Warlds whomlin' up an' doun, bleezin' wi' a flare, Losh ! how he loups, as they glimmer in the air ! For a'...thinkin' upon naething, like mony mighty men, A wee thing mak's us think, a sma' thing mak's us stare, There are mair folks than him biggin' castles in the air.... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1866 - 226 էջ
...whomling up an' down, bleezin' wi' a flare, Losh ! how he loups, as they glimmer in the air. For a' sac sage he looks, what can the laddie ken? He's thinkin' upon naething, like mony mighty men, A wee thing mak's us think, a sma' thing mak's us stare, — There are mair folk than him biggin' castles in the... | |
 | Merry heart, Melville Gray - 1871 - 244 էջ
...sees little sodgers pu'ing them a' doun ! World's whomling up and doun, bleezing wi a flare — See how he loups, as they glimmer in the air ! For a' sae sage he looks, what can the laddie ken ? He's thinking upon naething, like mony mighty men ; A wee thing mak's us think, a sma' thing mak's us stare... | |
 | James Ballantine - 1875 - 444 էջ
...sees little sodgers pu'in' them a' doun ; Warlds whomling up an' down, bleezin' wi' a flare ; Losh, how he loups as they glimmer in the air ! For a' sae...like mony mighty men ; , A wee thing maks us think, a sma' thing maks us stare, — There are mair folk than him biggin' castles in the air. Sic a night... | |
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He's thinkin' upon naething, like mony mighty men, A wee thing mak's us think, a sma' thing mak's us stare, There are mair folks than him biggin' castles in the air. Sic a night in winter may weel mak... 
