 That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And, by some devilish cantraip sleight, Each in its cauld hand held a light: By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes, in gibbet-airns; Twa span-lang, wee, unchristen'd bairns;...  Bygone Church Life in Scotland - Page 178by William Andrews - 1899 - 269 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1900 - 1062 pages
...them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. 1 Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses. And, by some devilish...cantraip sleight, Each in its cauld hand held a light; By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the holy table A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Twa span-long,... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - 460 pages
...them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And (by some devilish...cantraip sleight) Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes, in gibbet-aims; Twa... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Rufus Edmonds Shapley - 1884 - 458 pages
...them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses; And (by some devilish...cantraip sleight) Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tum was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes, in gibbet-aims ; Twa... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 674 pages
...gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish...cantraip sleight Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table 130 A murderer's banes in gibbet-airns ; Twa... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1896 - 496 pages
...gart them skirl Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And, by some devilish...cantraip sleight, Each in its cauld hand held a light — By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes, in gibbet-airns ;... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1897 - 216 pages
...skirl,7 15 Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.8 — Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish...cantraip sleight" Each in its cauld hand held a light, 20 By which heroic Tam was abia To note upon the haly table 10 A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ;... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1897 - 218 pages
...skirl,7 15 Till roof and rafters a' did dirl.8 — Coffins stood round like open presses, That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish cantraip sleight 9 Each in its cauld hand held a light, 20 By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1898 - 394 pages
...skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Coffins stood round like open presses, 125 That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish...cantraip sleight Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table '3° A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Twa... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1898 - 394 pages
...skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Coffins stood round like open presses, 125 That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses ; And by some devilish...cantraip sleight Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table 13° A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1898 - 358 pages
...them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. — Coffins stood round, like open presses, That shaw'd the Dead in their last dresses ; And (by some devilish...cantraip sleight) Each in its cauld hand held a light. By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, The A murderer's banes, in gibbet-airns ;... | |
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