 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 540 pages
...braw new gown, Or deposite her sair-won penny fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship be. " But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny,...heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflms is afraid to speak ; Weel pleas'd, the mother hears its nae wild, worthless rake. " Wi' kindly... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...jquire. m Strange tights, tales, or stories, n Makes, o Almost. p Diligent. q Dally, or trifle. r Go. But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny,...The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in J enny's e'e, and flush her cheek ; Wi' heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflins'... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 510 pages
...shears, Gars mild claes look amaist as weel's the new ; The father mixes a' wi' admonition due. * * * * But, hark ! a rap comes gently to the door; Jenny,...name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak ; Weel pleas'd the mother hears it's nae wild, worthless rake. Wi' kindly welcome, Jenny brings him ben; A... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...Implore His counsel, an' assisting might; They never sought in vain, that sought the Lord aright!" But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door : Jenny...flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek ; Wi' heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafm'ns6 is afraid to speak ; Wccl... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...kens the meanin go' the same, Tells how a neehor lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convey her hame. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek ; lVi' heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, Wliile Jenng hafflins is afraid to speak ; Weel... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...Implore his counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain, that sought the Lord aright ! " But, hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny,...is afraid to speak ; Weel pleased the mother hears, it 's nae wild, worthless rake. Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben ; A strappan youth ; he takes... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 692 pages
...braw new gown, Or deposite her sair-won penny fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship be. " But hark! a rap comes gently to the door; Jenny, wha...name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak; Weel pleas 'd, the mother hears its nae wild, worthless rake. " Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 682 pages
...braw new gown, Or deposite her sair-wou penny fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship be. " But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny,...o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her haime. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e. and flush her cheek ; With... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1847 - 704 pages
...Л Carefully. Strange sighti, .late», or stories, n Make«. y Diligent. 9 Daily, or trifle, r Go. But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door -, Jenny,...o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her name. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek ; Wi' heart-struck... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...Implore his counsel and assisting might : They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright ! " But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, * Fire. f By and by. J Heedful, cautious. § Fine, handsome. || Sadly, sorely. f Inquires. ** News.... | |
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But, hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hame. The wily Mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek,... 
