 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...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 146by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | 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...flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek ; With heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny 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,...flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek ; With heart-struck, anxious care inquires his name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak ; Weel... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Baptists - 1744 - 596 pages
...hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jeuny, wha kens th' meaning o' the same, Tells how a neeber lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hamc. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jeuny's e'e and flush her chee_k ; With heart-struck... | |
 | 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.... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1849 - 290 pages
...shears, Gars auld 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,...mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's c'e, and flush her cheek ; With heart-struck, anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflins... | |
 | Robert Burns - English poetry - 1849 - 906 pages
...assisting might : They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright !* VII. But hark ! a rap cuines gently to the door ; , Jenny, wha kens the meaning...The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny^s e'e, and flush her cheek ; Wi' heart-struck anxious care, inquires hie name. While Jenny hafflins... | |
 | Garland - 1850 - 152 pages
...never'sought in vain that sought the Lord aright.' But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, who kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neebor lad...flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek, With heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflings is afraid to speak ; Weel... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1850 - 764 pages
...aright!" VII. But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door i Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the sntne, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er the moor, To do some...flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her cheek With heart-struck, anxious care, inquirei name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak j Wcel pleased... | |
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