 The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride. His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin an' bare ; Those strains that once did sweet in Zion glide, He wales a portion with judicious care...  Time's Telescope - Page 731830Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...it guid ; The frugal wifie, garrulous, will tell How 'twas a towmond auld sin' lint was i' the bell. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They round...the ingle form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside,... | |
 | William Maxwell Gunn - Religious education - 1840 - 496 pages
...was disgusted with bis Bible because he was accustomed to use it at school as a common schoolbook. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They round...the ingle form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride ; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...bell," are placed by the frugal and happy mother before the lothful stranger. " The cheerfu' rapper gard wi' patriarchal grace. The big ha' bible, anee his father'» pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, Scottish - 1840 - 368 pages
...will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. XII. The cheerfu' supper done, \vi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride : * His bonnet rev'rently is laid... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1841 - 384 pages
...shoes on his hoofs, and a bonnet on his horns, is not half so ludicrous, though painted on purpose. THE COTTER'S SATURDAY NIGHT. " The cheerfu' supper done,...turns o'er with patriarchal grace The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing thin and bare... | |
 | 1745 - 522 pages
...and the others as near him as they could get — without recalling the beautiful lines in Burns' " Cotter's Saturday Night :" " The cheerfu' supper done,...turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha' bible, ance his father's pride ; His bonnet rev'rently laid aside, His lyart hafltets wearing thin and bare... | |
 | Children's literature - 1856 - 1026 pages
...calling to mind these Hues, contrast the pompous parade of the one with the humble piety of the other. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They round...the ingle form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' bible, ance his father's pride : HiB bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | Elizabeth Frank - 1842 - 304 pages
...old, since flax was in the bell. The cheerful supper done, with serious face, They, round the embers, form a circle wide : The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The large old Bible, once his father's pride : His hat is reverently laid aside, And his hoary locks are... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...the youth sae bashfu' an' sae grave ; Weel pleased to think her bairn's respected like . the lave. The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face They round...the ingle form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er wi' patriarchal grace The big ha' bible, ance his father's pride ; His bonnet reverently is laid aside,... | |
 | H. D. - 1843 - 438 pages
...be those fair girls, and blest That home where God is felt ! MRS. REMANS. A COTTAGE SCENE. * * * * Wi' serious face They, round the ingle, form a circle wide ; The sire turns o'er, wi' patriarchal grace, The big ha' Bible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside,... | |
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