 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...  Lectures on the English Comic Writers - Стр. 158авторы: William Hazlitt - 1845 - Страниц: 222Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - 1801 - Страниц: 266
...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...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 - Страниц: 116
...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 - Страниц: 330
...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...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 - Страниц: 228
...at them thou thy tail may toss, A riimin stream they darena cross. But e'er the key-stane she coud make, The fient a 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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - Страниц: 416
...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...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 - Страниц: 444
...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...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... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1814 - Страниц: 306
...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... | |
 | 1813 - Страниц: 442
...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 ; Ae spring brought off her master hale, But left behind her ain grey tail." — BURNS. " This picture is most happily... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1815 - Страниц: 364
...tale she had to shake ! For Nannie, far above 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 grey tail: The earlin e1aught her by the rump, And left... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1816 - Страниц: 406
...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, A running stream...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,... | |
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