 | 1714 - 430 pages
...fathercoudna work, and my mother coudna fpin, I toil'd day and night, but their bread I coudna win; Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and wi' tears in his ee, Said,...Jenny, for their fakes, O marry me. My heart it faid nay, I look'd for Jemmy back ; But the wind it blewhigh, and the fhip it was a wreck; The {hip it was... | |
 | Goldfinch - 1782 - 318 pages
...work, and my raither cou'dna' fpin, I toil'd night and day, but their bread I cou'dna' win ; Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and, wi' tears in his ee',...Jenny, for their fakes, O marry me. My heart it faid nay, I look'd for Jamie back, But the wind it blew high, and the (hip it was a wreck ; The (hip it... | |
 | Robert Hartley Cromek - 1810 - 286 pages
...my mother condiia spin, I toil'd day and night, but their bread I coudna win; Auld Rob maintain' d them baith, and wi' tears in his ee, Said, " Jenny, for their mikes, O marry me." My heart it said nay, I look'd for Jamie back, But the wind it blew high, and the... | |
 | Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pages
...my mither cou'dna spin, I toilM day and night, but their bread I con'dua win ; Auld Rob maintain' J them baith, and wi' tears in his ee, Said Jenny, for their sakes, O ! marry me. My heart it said nay, I look'd for Jemmy back i But the wind it blew high, and... | |
 | Scottish songs - 1816 - 378 pages
...My father coudna work, and my mither coudna spin; I toil'd day and night, but their bread I coudna win: Auld Robin maintain'd them baith, and wi' tears in his ee, Said, Jenny, for their sakes, O marry me. 2 But the wind it blew high, and the ship it was a wreck: My heart it said nay,... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pages
...work, and my mither couldna' spin, I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna' win ; Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and wi' tears in his ee Said, Jenny, for their sakes, will ye marry me ? My heart it said nay, I look'd for Jamie back ; But the wind it blew high,... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 388 pages
...work, and my mither couldna' spin, I toil'd day and night, but their bread I couldna' win ; Auld Rob maintain'd them baith, and wi' tears in his ee Said, Jenny, for their sakes, will ye marry me ? My heart it said nay, I look'd for Jamie back ; But the wind it blew high,... | |
 | 1831 - 272 pages
...& my Mither cou'd nae spin> I toiled day and night, but their bread I cou'd nae win ; And Robin fed them baith and wi' tears in his ee, Said Jenny for their sakes O pray marry me. My heart it said nae, for for I look'd for Jemmy back, Btit the wind it blew... | |
 | 1835 - 418 pages
...coudna work, my mother coudna spin, I toil'd day and night, but their bread I coudna win ; Old Rob maintain'd them baith, and wi' tears in his ee, Said " Jenny, for their sakes, O marry me." My heart it said nae, for I look'd for Jamie back, But the wind it blew high, and... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pages
...coudna work, my mother coudna spin, 1 toil'd day and night, but their bread I coudna win . Old Rob maintain'd them -baith, and wi' tears in his ee, Said " Jenny, for their sakes, O marry me." My heart it said nae, for I look'd for Jamie back, But the wind it blew high, and... | |
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