 | Robert Burns - 1866 - 356 pages
...thy comin ! 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 darena cross. But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake ! 210 For Nannie,... | |
 | 1867 - 530 pages
...thy comin' ! Kate soon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the keystane of the brig ; There at them thou thy tail may toss, A running stream they darena cross ; But ere the keystane she could make, The fient3 a tail she had to shake ! For Nannie,... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alexander Smith - 1868 - 688 pages
...comin ! Kate soon will be a yjfiefu' woman I 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 darcua eross. But ere the key-stane she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake 1 For Nannie,... | |
 | Simpkin Marshall & Co. - 1868 - 620 pages
...pluckily and confidently, calls upon his nag — • " Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the keystane of the brig ; There at them, thou thy tail may toss, A running stream they claurna cross : But ere the keystane she could mala*, The fient a tail she hod to shake." The site... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1869 - 624 pages
...comin' ! 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,...noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tarn wi' furious ettle ;" But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought aff her master hale, I Looked oa with... | |
 | Tom Hood - 1869 - 292 pages
...comin' ! Kate soon will be a waefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane o' the brig ; There at them thou thy tail may toss, A...rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tarn with furious ettle, But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought off her master hale,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1869 - 264 pages
...comin' ! Kate soon will be a waefu' woman I Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stane o' the brig ; There at them thou thy tail may toss, A...the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tam with furious ettle, But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought off' her master hale,... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1870 - 642 pages
...comin' ! 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,...the rest, Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tam wi' furious ettle ;" But little wist she Maggie's mettle — Ae spring brought aff her master hale,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1870 - 652 pages
...comin' ! Kate soon will be a woefu' woman ! Now, do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And win the key-stanes of the brig; There at them thou thy tail may toss,...she could make, The fient a tail she had to shake ! 1 Proud. * Bought. 3 Cower— sink. * Loses. • Fuss. • Hive. 7 Unearthly. 6 It is a well-known... | |
 | William E. Whyte - 1870 - 312 pages
...thy comin', Kate soon will be a woefu woman ! Now do thy speedy utmost, Meg, And coin the keystane of the Brig ; There at them thou thy tail may toss. A running stream they darena cross !" "Thus runs the legend poem throughout, displaying much variety of power in its brief... | |
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Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow. Ah, Tam! Ah, Tam! thou'll get thy fairin! In hell they'll roast thee like a herrin! In vain thy Kate awaits thy comin! Kate soon will be a woefu 
