...speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a ehild 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,...

...rattlin show'rs rose on the blast : The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd ; That night, a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand. Wcel mounted on his grey marc, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising...

...thunder bellow'd: That night a child might understand, The Den hud business on his hand. "Weel moun'ed on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg,...and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire; Whiles haulding fast his gude blue bonnet; Whiles crooning o'er some auld Scots sonnet; Whiles glowring round...

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...rattlin show'rs rose on the blast : The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep* and lang, the thunder bellow'd; That night, a child might understand,...wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid blue bonnet ; Whiles crooning o'er some auld Scots sonnet ; Whiles glow'ring round wi' prudent...

...like school-boys. We IHVIDIAM GLOKIA SÜPEBAVIT. THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR. ( Continued from p. 75.) " That night a child might understand, The Deil had business on his hand." ON reaching home, I found our women folk sitting in woful plight. It is well known how wonderfully...

...great hero of antiquity, INVIDIAM GLORIA SUPERÁVIT. THE SHEPHERD 8 CALENDAS. (Continued from p. 1&.} " That night a child might understand, The Deil had business on his band." ON reaching home, I found our wom«n-felk sitting in woful plight. It is well known how wonderfully...

...rattling show'rs rose on the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand,...on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tain skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire ; Whiles holding fast his guid...

...heavens. Such a day and such a night may the eye of a shepherd never again behold! i I r CHAP. ii. " That night, a child might understand, The De'il had business on his hand." ON reaching home, I found our women folk sitting in woful plight. It is well known how wonderfully...

...rattling show'rs rose on the blast; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd: That night, a child might understand,...and mire, Despising wind, and rain, and fire; Whiles hauding fast his guid blue bonnet; Whiles crooning o'er some auld Scot's sonnet; Whiles glowring round...