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Page 281
... night , When corn rigs are bonie , Beneath the moon's unclouded light , I held awa to Annie : The time flew by wi ' tentless heed , Till ' tween the late and early , Wi ' sma ' persuasion she agreed To see me thro ' the barley . Chorus ...
... night , When corn rigs are bonie , Beneath the moon's unclouded light , I held awa to Annie : The time flew by wi ' tentless heed , Till ' tween the late and early , Wi ' sma ' persuasion she agreed To see me thro ' the barley . Chorus ...
Page 310
... night , & weep , my dear , The lee - lang night & weep . It is the girl speaking at the end , bringing the poem to an effective close on a note of simple grief . In structure , imagery , handling of verse form , cadence of the ...
... night , & weep , my dear , The lee - lang night & weep . It is the girl speaking at the end , bringing the poem to an effective close on a note of simple grief . In structure , imagery , handling of verse form , cadence of the ...
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... Night and Joy Be with You A ' ' , 291 , 315 * ' Green grows the rashes - O ' , 222 ' Happy Beggars ' , 195 ' John Anderson My Jo ' , 313 * John , come kiss me now ' , 19 ' Jolly Beggar ' , 196 ' Lady Anne Bothwel's Balow ' , 22 , 24 ...
... Night and Joy Be with You A ' ' , 291 , 315 * ' Green grows the rashes - O ' , 222 ' Happy Beggars ' , 195 ' John Anderson My Jo ' , 313 * John , come kiss me now ' , 19 ' Jolly Beggar ' , 196 ' Lady Anne Bothwel's Balow ' , 22 , 24 ...
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