 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1855 - 616 էջ
...Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland trill (135), Say such is royal George's will, And there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Here the notion of danger rouses the imagination of the poet. He goes on thus : — " Nae cauld, faint-hearted... | |
 | 1855 - 446 էջ
...assent to the imperative command. Being all good temperance men, they are not like Burns' Scotsman, " Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, And there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. In little else than warlike... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1856 - 538 էջ
...Till skelpt — a shot ; — they're aff a throwther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotsman free his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say,...is royal George's will, An' there's the foe! He has na thought but how to kill Twa at a blow ! Nae cauld, faint-hearted doublings tease him ; Death comes,... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 448 էջ
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 | John Wilson - 1857 - 448 էջ
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a' throwther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in •his cheek a Highland gill, Say such is Royal George's will, And there's the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted doubtings... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 454 էջ
...rin, Till skelp — a shot — they're aff, a' throwther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say such is Royal George's will, And there•s the foe, He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld, faint-hearted doubtings... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 էջ
...grand effort of imagination in associating it with the dying Highland soldier : — " Bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a highland gill, Say such is Royal George's will, And there 's the foe ! He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. " Nae canld, faint-hearted... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 466 էջ
...or rin, Till skelp— a shot — they're aff, a' throwther, To save their skin. But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say such is Koyal George's will, And there's the foe, lie has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow. Nae cauld,... | |
 | William Reid - 1858 - 184 էջ
...think himself greatly invigorated — he may even challenge half the parish. " But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a highland gill,...He has nae thought but how to kill Twa at a blow." Shakspeare not unfrequently makes his characters speak the prevailing notions of the times. When Boniface... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1859 - 530 էջ
...skelpt — a shot ; — they're aiF a tfcrowther To €ave their skin. But bring a Scotsman frae Ji^s hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say such...is royal George's will, An' there's the foe! He has na thought but how to kill Twa at a blow! Nae cauld, faint-hearted doubtings tease him ; Death comes,... | |
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But bring a Scotsman frae his hill, Clap in his cheek a Highland gill, Say, such is royal George's will, An there's the foe! 
