 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...  The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Page 255by Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1821 - 614 pages
...is made heartily welcome. The chearful supper done, with serious face, . Round the bright fire, they form a circle wide; The sire turns o'er with patriarchal grace The large, old Bible, once his father's pride ; His bonnet reverently is laid aside. • * » * • Of... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 274 pages
...frugal wifie, garrulous, 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 rev'rently is laid aside,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...wifie, garrulous, will tell, How 'twas a towmond auld, sin' lint was i' the bell. XII. 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'-Iiible, ance his father's pride : His bonnet rev'rently is laid... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 pages
...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,...wide; The sire turns o'er, with patriarchal grace, The big ha'-Bible, ance his father's pride: His bonnet rev'rently is laid aside, His lyart haffets wearing... | |
 | Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...frugal wifie, garrulous, 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,... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...frugal wine, garrulous, 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,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...wifie, garrulous, will 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,... | |
 | 1825 - 556 pages
...selection and 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
...frugal wific, garrulous, 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,... | |
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