An' makes him quite forget his labour an' his toil. Belyve the elder bairns come drapping in, At service out, amang the farmers roun', Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some tentie rin A cannie errand to a neebor town : Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman... Robert Burns: A Memoir - Page 93by James White - 1859 - 100 pagesFull view - About this book
| Book - 1854 - 496 pages
...their Jenny, woman grown, In youthfn' bloom, love sparkling in her e'e, Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposite her sair-won penny-fee,...be. With joy unfeign'd, brothers and sisters meet, And each for other's weelfare kindly spiers : The social hours, swift- wing' d, unnotic'd fleet ; Each... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...farmers roim' ; Some ca' 13 the pleugh, some herd, some tentie '•* rin A cannie 15 errand to a neebor town : Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown,...love sparkling in her e'e, Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw 16 new gown, Or deposit her sair-won17 penny-fee,'8 To help her parents dear, if they in... | |
| Robert Burns - 1854 - 520 pages
...amang the farmers roan'; Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some tentie rin A connie errand to a neebor town ; Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown,...love sparkling in her e'e, Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, r. Wi' joy unfeign'd, brothers and sisters meet, An' each for other's welfare... | |
| Scottish ballads and songs - 1854 - 606 pages
...amang the farmers roun'; Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some tentie rin A cannie errand to a neebor town : Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown,...love sparkling in her e'e, Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposit her sair-worn penny fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship... | |
| George Croly - English poetry - 1854 - 426 pages
...Jenny, woman grown, In youthful bloom, love sparkling in her e'e, • Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposite her sair-won penny-fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship l«. Wi' joy unfeigned brothers and sisters meet. An' each for other's welfare kindly speers : The... | |
| Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...amang the farmers roun' ; Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some tentie rin A cannie errand to a neebor town : Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown,...In youthfu' bloom, love sparkling in her e'e, Comes home, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposit her sair-won penny-fee, To help her parents dear,... | |
| English poetry - 1854 - 608 pages
...drappin' in, At service out amang the farmers roun'; Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some tentie rin Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown, In youthfu' bloom, love sparkling in her e'e, Comes home, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposit her sair-worn penny fee, To help her parents dear,... | |
| American poetry - 1854 - 456 pages
...In'youthfu' bloom, love sparkling in her e'e, Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposit her sair-won penny-fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship be. With joy unfeigned, brothers and sisters meet, An' each for other's welfare kindly spiers : The social hours,... | |
| Robert Burns - 1855 - 562 pages
...amang the farmers roun' : Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some Gentle rin A cannie errand to a neebor town : Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown,...e'e, Comes hame, perhaps to shew a braw new gown, With joy unfeign'd, brothers and sisters meet, An' each for other's welfare kindly spiers: The social... | |
| Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...among the farmers roun' ; Some ca' the pleugh, some herd, some tentie rin A cannie errand to a neebor town : Their eldest hope, their Jenny, woman grown,...love sparkling in her e'e, Comes hame, perhaps, to show a braw new gown, Or deposit her sair-won penny-fee, To help her parents dear, if they in hardship... | |
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