 That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid blue bonnet, Whiles...  Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect - Page 197by Robert Burns - 1794Full view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1876 - 540 pages
...deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg— A better never lifted leg— Turn skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire; Whiles holding fast his gude... | |
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1876 - 626 pages
...deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The De'il had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire; Whiles holding fast his guid... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - English poetry - 1876 - 270 pages
...Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed: That night, a child might understand, The Dail had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, — A better never lifted leg, — Tarn skelpit on through dub and mire, Despising wind and rain and fire ; Whiles holding fast his... | |
 | Maria Welch Harris, H. D. Rumsey - Europe - 1876 - 284 pages
...maun ride. That hour, o' night's black arch the key-stane, That dreary hour he mounts his beast in. Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on through dust and mire, Despising wind and rain and fire ; Whiles glow'ring round wi' prudent... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1880 - 1024 pages
...Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed: That night, a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) 1 Camlidior nivibns, tune cum ccciderc rccentcj, In liiiuiiUs noudum quas mora vertit nquas. 264 TAM... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1877 - 464 pages
...deep, and lang the thunder bellowed: That night, a child might understand, The Deil ? had business on his hand. "Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg— A better never lifted leg—• 80 Tam skelpit 6 on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire; Whiles holding fast his... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1877 - 116 pages
...deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : Tliat night, a child uiight understand, The Ded had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tain skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his gude... | |
 | John H. B. Nowland - Indianapolis (Ind.) - 1877 - 636 pages
...writings as an elocutionist, particularly "Tarn O'Shanter," which he renders in fine artistic style. " Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg — A better never lifted leg — Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind and rain and fire." HENRY ALLEN. Mr. Allen was... | |
 | 1878 - 592 pages
...Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellowed; That night a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on through dub and mire, Despising wind and rain and fire. Whiles handing fast his guid blue... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1879 - 566 pages
...Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit1 on through dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid... | |
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