 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
 | Robert Burns, Allan Cunningham - Ballads, Scots - 1834 - 370 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 ; A strappan youth ; he taks the mother's eye ; Blythe... | |
 | Robert Burns - Poetry, Modern - 1834 - 206 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...heart-struck anxious care, inquires his name, While Jenny hufflins is afraid to speak ; Weel pleas'd the mother hears, it's nae wild, worthless rake. —- VIIL... | |
 | Robert Burns, John Gibson Lockhart - Scotland - 1837 - 628 pages
...!' VIL Bot bark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Telb how a neebor lad cam o'er the moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hame. The wily mother see» the conscious flame Sparkle in Jenny'i e'e, and flush her cheek ; Wi' heart-struck anxious care,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1838 - 796 pages
...VII. But hark ! 'a rap comes gently to the door j Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the same, Tells how pleased the mother hears, it's пае wild, worthless rake. 210 211 VUL Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings... | |
 | John Aikin, John Frost - English poetry - 1838 - 752 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...name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak ; Weel pleased the mother hears, it's nae wild, worthless rake. VIII. \Vi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him... | |
 | 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 - 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... | |
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