Wha Reck not losing of mysell, But a' my offspring after me.
"Minstrelsy of the Scottish border (3rd ed) (1 of 3)"
Walter Scott
As bearing on the nature of these "banquets," and the unending source of enjoyment they were to both of us, the following may throw a passing light: Discussing great and sumptuous cheer At Boyle's one midnight dark and drear Two gentle warriors sate; Out spake old Field: "In sooth I Reck We bide too long this night on deck- What, ho there, varlet, bring the check!
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Once more rings the birthday with merry young laughter, Our bairnies once more are around us at play; Their little hearts Reck not of what may come after, As lightly they weave the fresh flowers of to-day.
"Lady-John-Russell"
MacCarthy, Desmond