...rivulets, and scarce a lamp was able to withstand the extinguishing blast. To use the words of Burns— " That night a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand." And so it appeared to some of us, that the deil, if he had nothing worse to do, had at least been amusing...

...rattling showers rose on the Wast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd, Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd ; That night a child might understand The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg (A better never lifted leg) , Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire,...

...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallowed, Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellowed ; That night a child might understand The deil had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his gray mare Meg, (A better never lifted leg,) Turn skelpit on thro' dub and mire,...

...these witches and warlocks are, and why the devil brought them here into Alloway Kirk. True, " This night, a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand ; " but that is not the question — the question is what business 2 Was it a ball given him on the...

...these witches and warlocks are, and why the devil brought them here into Alloway Kirk. True, " This night, a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand ;" but that is not the question — the question is what business?. Was it a ball given him on the...

...these witches and warlocks are, and why the devil brought them here into Alloway Kirk. True, " This night, a child might understand, The deil had business on his hand ;" but that is not the question — the question is what businees ? Was it a ball given him on the...

...the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow 'd: That night, a child might understand, The de'il had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and mire,...

...rattling show'rs rose on the blast; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang, the thunder bellow'd. That night, a child might understand The Deil had business on his hand Weel mounted on his gray mare, Meg, — A better never lifted leg, — Tarn skelpit on thro' dub and...

...rattling show'rs rose on the blast; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd: That night, a child might understand, The de'il had business on his hand. Weel mounted on his grey mare, Meg, A better never lifted leg, Tam skelpit on thro' dub and mire, Despising...

...see such sights or hear such sounds ; and though no monster appeared, nor witch, nor warlock — " That night a child might understand The de'il had business on his hand." All this, though awful, was bearable. Grant looked on in wonder, hoping the worst had passed ; but...