 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...trill tell, How 'twas a tawmond uultl, sin' lint waa i' the belL The cheerfu' supper done, wi' serious face, They, round the ingle, form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er, w? patriarchal grace, The bif Ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride; His bonmet recently is laid aside,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...tell How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. XII. The cheerfn' 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,... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...will tell, How 'twas a tawmond 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'-BibU, ance his father's pride; His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | 1825 - 556 pages
...the former : we rather wish the whole poem had been inserted. The cheerful supper done, with serious face, They round the ingle form a circle wide ; The...sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace,' The big Ha'-Bible, once his father's pride: His honnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart hàflets wearing... | |
 | Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...strength, in joy's ecstatic dayr Thy hope, when joy has pass'd away. THE cheerful supper done, with serious face, They round the ingle form a circle wide ; The Sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big Ha'-Bible, once his father's pride : His bonnet reverently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...will tell, How 'twas a towmoud 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 rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | Agriculture - 1825 - 538 pages
...due. " »•• «•«•** 456 I he cheerful Supper done, with serious face, They round the embers form a circle wide: The Sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The huge big Bible, once his father's pride ; His hat is reverently laid aside, His hoary locks growing... | |
 | Robert Burns, Alfred Howard - Poetry - 1826 - 226 pages
...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,... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1826 - 272 pages
...tell, How 'thas a towmond auld, sin' lint was I ' the bell. XII. The cheerfu' sapper 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,... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 404 pages
...will tell [bell. How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the 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,... | |
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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... 
