 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 Bardiad: A Poem ; in Two Cantos - Page 100by Charles Burton - 1823 - 286 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 750 pages
...hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how a neehor lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy...her cheek; With heart-struck, anxious care, inquires ln; name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak; Wccl pleased the mother hears, it's nae wild, wortbless... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1839 - 376 pages
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 | Robert Burns - Poets, Scottish - 1840 - 368 pages
...VII. 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...pleas'd the mother hears, it's nae wild, worthless rake. VIII. Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben : j A strappin youth ; he taks the mother's eye ; Blythe... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...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....'While Jenny, hafflins, is afraid to speak ; Weel pleased the mother hears, it's nae wild, worthless rake. Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben ;... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...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....heart-struck, anxious care, inquires his name, 'While Jenny, hafHins, is afraid to speak ; Weel pleased the mother hears, it's nae wild, worthless rake. Wi' kindly... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poets, English - 1840 - 872 pages
...Imuld, Nor fley'd wi' a' the puirtith o' the plain ; Begin, my Muse, and chant m namely strain.] I the rolls, he went on with his humorous enumeration, but dropping every other roll i Wi' heart -struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak ; Weel pleas'd... | |
 | 1841 - 306 pages
...of toe same, Tells how a neighbor [lad came o er the moor, To do some errands, and convey her hume. The wily mother sees the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny's e'e, and flush her check ; With heart-struck, anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny, partly, is afraid to speak... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...!" 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,...anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hafflins is afiaid to speak ; Weel pleased the mother hears it's nae wild, worthless rake. Wi' 'kindly welcome... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 540 pages
...be. " 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,...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
...Go. 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,...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'... | |
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