| 1874 - 382 страници
...Boswell without disfavour : — f THE DEIL'S ANSWER TO HIS VERRA FREEND R BURNS. " So zealous Eobin, stout an' fell, True champion for the cause o' hell,...Thou beats the righteous down pell mell, Sae frank and frothy, That o" a seat where devils dwell, There's nane mair worthy. * * * * " Thou does as weel's... | |
| James Gibson - 1881 - 366 страници
...what follows — in language similar to his. " The Deel's answer to his verra friend." — R. BURNS. " So ! zealous Robin, stout an' fell, True champion for the cause o' Hell, " &c., &c., &c., &c. " Our deistical Poet concludes his address to Satan, in a wish for his conversion,... | |
| John Bulloch - 1896 - 238 страници
...suited to him and to other deistical writers of incomparably more wit "(!) So E zealous Robin, stout and fell, True champion for the cause o' Hell, Thou beats the Righteous down pell mell, Sae frank an' forthy, That o' a seat where Devils dwell There's nane mair worthy. Giff thou gang on the gate thou's... | |
| John Bulloch, John Alexander Henderson - 1896 - 244 страници
...suited to him and to other deistical writers of incomparably more wit "(!) So ! zealous Robin, stout and fell, \ True champion for the cause o' Hell, Thou beats the Righteous down pel| mell, Sae frank an' forthy, That o' a seat where Devils dwell There's nane mair worthy. Giff thou... | |
| Leigh Eric Schmidt - 2001 - 320 страници
...immorality, not for the artistry of his poetry. One pastor indicated the evangelical view of Burns in verse: So! zealous Robin, stout an' fell, True Champion for...Thou beats the Righteous down pell mell Sae frank an' frothy Or, as another versified: A champion for Satan, none like him before, And his equal, pray God,... | |
| 1859 - 636 страници
...of incomparably more wit )" " The DeeFs Answer to his verra Friend R, BUBHS. 1. "So! zealous Kobin, stout an fell, True Champion for the cause o' Hell,...Thou beats the Righteous down pell mell, Sae frank an forthy. That o' a seat where Devils dwell, There's nane mair worthy. 2. " Giff* thou gang on the gate... | |
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