 Blythe Jenny sees the visit's no ill ta'en ; The father cracks of horses, pleughs, and kye. The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy, But blate and laithfu', scarce can weel behave ; The mother, wi...  The poetical works of Robert Burns - Page 91by Robert Burns - 1814 - 604 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...rake. Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben ; A strappan youth ; he taks the mother's eye ; Blithe Jenny sees the visit's no ill ta'en ; The father cracks of horses, ploughs, and kye. The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy. But blathe and laithfu', scarce... | |
 | 1841 - 306 pages
...(cows). The youngster's artless heart o'erflowswi' j°v, But bashful and sheepish, scarce can well behave ; The mother, wi' a woman's wiles can spy What makes the youth so bashful and so grave ; Well pleased to think her bairn'i respected like the lave (others). The Cotter's... | |
 | John Close - 1842 - 290 pages
...visits no-ill-ta'en; The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy, But blate and lathefu' scarse can weel behave ; The mother, wi' a woman's wiles, can spy, What makes the youth sae bashfu' and sae grave : Well pleas'd to think her bairns, respected like the lave. Soon the father... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...father cracks of horses, ploughs and kye. The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy, But, Hate and laithfu', scarce can weel behave ; The mother, wi' a woman's wiles, can spy What makes the youth sae bashfu' an' sae grave ; Weel pleased to think her bairn's respected like . the lave. The cheerfu'... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1844 - 540 pages
...its nae wild, worthless rake. " Wi' kindly welcome Jenny brings him ben ; A srappan youth ; he taks the mother's eye ; Blythe Jenny sees the visit's no...wi' a woman's wiles, can spy What makes the youth sae bashfu' an' sae grave ; Weel pleas'd to think her bairn's respected like the lave. " The cheerfu'... | |
 | Robert Burns, James Currie - 1844 - 706 pages
...Jenny brings him ben ;* A strappan youth ; he taks the mother's eye ; Blythe Jenny sees the visit "s no ill ta'en ; The father cracks of horses, pleughs,...wi' a woman's wiles, can spy What makes the youth sae bashfu' and sae grave ; [the lave.y Weel pleas'd to think her bairn" 's respected like O happy... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 510 pages
...rake. Wi' kindly welcome, Jenny brings him ben; A strappan youth; he taks the mother's eye ; Blithe Jenny sees the visit's no ill ta'en ; The father cracks...youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy, But blate an' laithfu', scarce can wcel behave : The mother, wi' a woman's wiles, can spy What makes the youth... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English literature - 1845 - 512 pages
...rake. Wi ' kindly welcome, Jenny brings him ben; A strappan youth; he taks the mothei's eye; Blithe Jenny sees the visit's no ill ta'en; The father cracks...youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy, But blate an' laithfu', scarce can weel behave: The mother, wi' a woman's wiles, can spy What makes the youth... | |
 | 1845 - 440 pages
...Wi' kindly weleome Jenny hrings him hen ; A strappin youth ¡ he taks the mother's e'e; Blithe Jenng sees the visit's no ill ta'en ; The father cracks of horses, pleughs, and kye. [joy, The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' But hlare and laithfu', scarce can west hehave ;... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...horses, pleughs, and kye.fi The youngster's artless heart o'erflows wi' joy, But blate and laithfu,9 scarce can weel behave ; The mother, wi' a woman's wiles, can spy, What maks the youth sae bashfu' and sae grave; Wcel pleased to think her bairn's respected like the lave.1°... | |
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