 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...  Contributions to the Edinburgh Review - Page 410by Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | 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...and flush her cheek With heart-struck, anxious care, inquirei name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak j Wcel pleased the mother hears, it's nae wi... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1850 - 508 pages
...Implore his counsel and assisting might : They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright!" VI1 But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny,...meaning o' the same, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er tho moor. To do some errands, and convoy her hame. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...! a rap cornes gently to the door ; Jeany, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neebor-lud cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy...The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jeany's e'e, and flush her cheek ; With heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jeany hafflins... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...dropping in, At service out, amang the farmers roun' ; Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some lentie rin A canna errand to a neebor town : Their eldest...kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hame. The wily mother sees the conscious flame... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1852 - 792 pages
...Implore his counsel and assisting might: They never sought in vain that sought the Lord aright !" VII. down by coward art, o full day the latent e'c, and flush her cheek ; With heart-struck, anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflins... | |
 | English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...ptwi. In youthfu' bloom, love sparkling in her«'«. Comes hame, perhaps, to shew a braw new pn. " But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door; Jenny,...kens the meaning o' the same. Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the шоог, To do some errands, and convoy her him*. The wily mother sees the conscious... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 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, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hame! The wily mother sees the conscious flame... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...astray, Implore his counsel and assisting mi^ht : 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, Tells how a neebor-lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her haiue. 1 he wily mother sees the conscious... | |
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