 And turn'd him o'er and o'er. They filled up a darksome pit With water to the brim, They heaved in John Barleycorn, There let him sink or swim. They laid him out upon the floor, To work him farther woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd...  The Works of Robert Burns: With His Life - Page 333by Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - 1834 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Burns - 1798 - 308 pages
...marrow of his bones ; But a Miller us'd him worft of all, For he crufh'd him between two ftones. XII. And they hae taen his very heart's blood, And drank it round and round ; And ftill the more and more they drank, Their joy did more abound. i \ XIII. John Barleycorn was a hero... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1800 - 300 pages
...marrow of his bones ; But a Miller us'd him worft of all, For he crufh'd him between two ftones. XII. And they hae taen his very heart's blood, And drank it round and round ; And ftill the more and more they drank, Their joy did more abound. XIII. / Barleycorn was a hero bold,... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1811 - 500 pages
...work him farther woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd him to and fro. VOL. i. s XI. They wasted, o'er a scorching flame, The marrow of...worst of all, For he crush'd him between two stones. XII. And they hae taen his very heart's blood, And drank it round and round ; And still the more and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1813 - 444 pages
...floor, To work him farther woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd him to and fro. XI. They wasted, o'er a scorching flame, The marrow of his bones ; But a miller used him worst of all, For he crush' d him between two stones. XII. And they hae ta'en his very heart's... | |
 | Robert Burns - Scotland - 1815 - 364 pages
...And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd him to and fro. XI. They wasted, o'er a seorehing flame, The marrow of his bones ; But a miller us'd him worst of all, For he erush'd him between two stones. XII. And they hae taen his very heart's blood, And drank it round and... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1819 - 426 pages
...the floor, To work him farther woe, And still, as signs of life appeared, They tossed him to and fro. They wasted, o'er a scorching flame, The marrow of his bones ; But a Miller used him worst of all, For he crushed him between twa stanes. And tfyej hae ta'en his very heart's... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 418 pages
...St.They laid him out upon the floor, To work him further woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, XI. They wasted, o'er a scorching flame, The marrow of...worst of all, For he crush'd him between two stones. xn. And they hae ta'en his very heart's blood, And drank it round and round ; And still the more and... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1824 - 292 pages
...the floor, To work him farther woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd him to and fro. They wasted, o'er a scorching flame, The marrow of his bones ; But a miller used him worst of all , For he crush'd him between two stones. And they hae ta'en his very heart's... | |
 | Prosper Mérimée - French drama - 1825 - 350 pages
...the floor To work his farther woe, And still, as signs of life appear'd, They toss'd him to and fro. They wasted o'er a scorching flame The marrow of his...bones : But a miller us'd him worst of all, For he erush'd him between two stones. And they hae taen his very heart's blood, And drank it round and round... | |
 | William Hone - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...And still as signs of life appear 'd, They ; jss'd him to and fro They wasted, o er a scorching ame, The marrow of his bones ; But a miller us'd him worst...stones. And they hae ta'en his very heart's blood. And drunk it round and round ; imi still the more and more they drank, Their joy did more abound. John... | |
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