Read full poem →O the evening's for the fair, bonny lassie O!
To meet the cooler air and walk an angel there,
Dictionary Entry
A young girl, a lass, especially one seen as a sweetheart.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. lassiecome lassielassie bonnielassie weelassie littlelassie scotchlassie bonny
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Poetry examples for “lassie”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →When speaking of her I can't plod in my prose,
For she 's the wee lassie who gave me a rose.
Read full poem →LASSIE WI’ THE LINT-WHITE LOCKS
Read full poem →Song—Will Ye Go To The Indies, My Mary?
My Highland Lassie, O
Epistle To A Young Friend
Read full poem →There Sophy tight, a lassie bright,
Besides a handsome fortune:
Read full poem →On Cessnock banks a lassie dwells;
Could I describe her shape and mein;