Journeys through bookland; a new and original plan for reading (1912)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve company · leaf 282
in ease and rest to spend.And weary, oer the moor, his course does hame-ward bend. II At length his lonely cot appears in view, Beneath the shelter of an aged tree:Th expectant wee-things, toddhn, stacher*thro 1. Sugh means a hollow, roaring sound. It is our word sough. 2. Frae is the Scotch word… … TH EXPECTANT WEE-THINGS To meet their dad, wi flichterin^ noise an fflee. His wee bit ingle, blinkin bonnily, His clean hearth-stane, his thriftie wifie*ssmile.The lisping infant prattling on his knee.Does a his weary carking^ cares beguile,An makes him quite forget his labour and histoil. 7.…
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