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...laft dreffes; And by fome devilifli cantraip flight . , Each in its cauld hand held alight.— . . By which heroic Tam was able To note upon the haly table, : A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, , • Wi' his laft gafp his gab...

...open prefles, .>.*? That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefles ; And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By which...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did...

...like open prefles, That fhaw'd the dead in their laft drefles ; And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. — By which...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his laft gafp his gab did...

...like open prefies, That fhavv'd the dead in their laft drefTes : And by fome devilifh cantrip flight, Each in its cauld hand held a light.— By which,...haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims ; Twa fpan-lang, wee, unchriften'd bairns ; A thief, new-cutted frae a rape, Wi' his lafl gafp his gab did...

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...charge : He screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl, Till roof and rafters a' did dirl. VOL. II. 3 R Coffins stood round, like open presses ; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresses j And by some devilish cantrip slight, Each in its cauld hand held a light. By this heroic Tarn was...

...inventory of attendant circumstances, that exhibits a mind fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd...Each in its cauld hand held a light, By which heroic Tarn was able To note upon the haly table, A murderer's banes in gibbet aims; Tvva span-lang, wee,...

...inventory of attendant circumstances, that exhibits a mind fertile with images of the most terrific nature. Coffins stood round, like open presses; That shaw'd the dead in their last dresse*; And by some devilish cantrip slight. Each in its cauld hand held a light; By which heroic...