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 - Strona 410autor: Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1844Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| Robert Burns - 1786 - Liczba stron: 294
...Implore his counfel and affifting might : * They never fought in vain that fought the LORD aright.' VII. But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the fame, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor, To do fome errands, and convoy her hame. The wily... | |
| 1786 - Liczba stron: 610
...Implore his etunftl, and affifting might, They never fought in vain that fought the LORD aright." VII. But, hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning of the fame, Tells how a neighbour lad h came o'er the moor, To do fome errands, and convoy her hame.... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1786 - Liczba stron: 602
...his counjcl, and aflifting might, They never fought in vain that fought the LORD aright." VII. Bat, hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; "Jenny, wha kens the meaning of the fame, Tells how a neighbour lad h came o'er the moor, To do fame errands, and convoy her hame.... | |
| Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - Liczba stron: 308
...Implore his counfel and afliiting might .• ' They never fought in vain that fought the LORD ' aright.' But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the fame, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor, To do fome errands, and convoy her haruc. The wily... | |
| Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1790 - Liczba stron: 308
...Implore his counfel and afliiting might .• ' They never fought in vain that fought the LORD ' aright.' But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the fame, Tells how a neebor lad came o'er the moor, To do fome errands, and convoy her haruc. The wily... | |
| James Roach - 1794 - Liczba stron: 260
...Implore his council and affifting might : They never fought in vain that fought the LORD arighu. it ,11 But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door; Jenny wha kens the meaning o' the fame, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er the moor^ To do fome errands and convoy her hame, The wily mother... | |
| Robert Burns - 1798 - Liczba stron: 308
...Implore his counfel and affifting might ; They never fought in vain that fought the ' LORD aright.' VII. But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the fame, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er the moor, To do fome errands, and convoy her hame, The wily Mother... | |
| Robert Burns - 1800 - Liczba stron: 300
...counfel and affifting might ; They never fought in vain, that fought the ' LORD aright.' ' VII. • But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' the fame, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er the moor, To do fome errands, and convoy her hame. The wily Mother... | |
| 1809 - Liczba stron: 530
...his weary carking cares beguile, 1 makes him quite forget his labour an' hi: his toil. ' Belyve die elder bairns come drapping in, At service out, amang...gently to the door ; Jenny, wha kens the meaning o' die same, Tells how a neebor lad cam o'er die moor, To do some errands, and convoy her hame. The wily... | |
| David Irving - 1804 - Liczba stron: 524
...every stanza : the following may be selected on account of its moral as well as its poetical effect : But hark ! a rap comes gently to the door ! Jenny,...flush her cheek ; With heart-struck anxious care, enquires his name, While Jenny hafflins is afraid to speak ; Weel pleas'd the mother hears, it's nae... | |
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