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... OWAIN .178 BROWN ADAM ... .182 THE DUMB WIFE OF ABERDOUR ... ... 185 ROBIN REDBREAST ... 191 YOUNG BEKIE ..193 BARBARA ALLAN .... 199 LADY MAISRY ..201 PAGE .206 GREME AND BEWICK GRANGE'S BALLAD THE LAIRD OF vi CONTENTS .
... OWAIN .178 BROWN ADAM ... .182 THE DUMB WIFE OF ABERDOUR ... ... 185 ROBIN REDBREAST ... 191 YOUNG BEKIE ..193 BARBARA ALLAN .... 199 LADY MAISRY ..201 PAGE .206 GREME AND BEWICK GRANGE'S BALLAD THE LAIRD OF vi CONTENTS .
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... LAIRD O ' LOGIE .... .261 THE BONNIE HOUSE O ' AIRLIE .265 THE HAUGHS OF CROMDALE .269 THE BATTLE OF PHILIPHAUGH .274 THE GALLANT GRAHAMS .279 THE DUKE OF GORDON'S THREE DAUGHTERS . .283 ERLINTON . .290 THE BARON OF BRACKLEY .293 THE ...
... LAIRD O ' LOGIE .... .261 THE BONNIE HOUSE O ' AIRLIE .265 THE HAUGHS OF CROMDALE .269 THE BATTLE OF PHILIPHAUGH .274 THE GALLANT GRAHAMS .279 THE DUKE OF GORDON'S THREE DAUGHTERS . .283 ERLINTON . .290 THE BARON OF BRACKLEY .293 THE ...
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... laird , Nor be an English lady ; But she wad gang wi ' Duncan Græme , And row her in his plaidie . She was na ten miles frae the toun When she began to weary ; She aften looked back and said , " Fareweel to Castlecary . The first place ...
... laird , Nor be an English lady ; But she wad gang wi ' Duncan Græme , And row her in his plaidie . She was na ten miles frae the toun When she began to weary ; She aften looked back and said , " Fareweel to Castlecary . The first place ...
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... Laird of Torsonce , Chief of the Pringles of Scotland at this time , was Royal Banner - bearer of Scotland , and at this raid by the King was called Hoppringle in French ; that is , my Princely Cock , keep up a good heart ; ' now ...
... Laird of Torsonce , Chief of the Pringles of Scotland at this time , was Royal Banner - bearer of Scotland , and at this raid by the King was called Hoppringle in French ; that is , my Princely Cock , keep up a good heart ; ' now ...
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... Laird of the Corehead is he . Be certain he is my sister's son , And bid him come and succour me , Till Halliday till that he come , You shew him all the veritie . " " What news , what news , " said Halliday , " Man , frae thy master ...
... Laird of the Corehead is he . Be certain he is my sister's son , And bid him come and succour me , Till Halliday till that he come , You shew him all the veritie . " " What news , what news , " said Halliday , " Man , frae thy master ...
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amang Andrew Lammie auld bairn baith ballad billie Billy Blin blaw blude Border Minstrelsy bower Captain Ogilvie castle Cromdale daughter dear doun e'er Earl Edinburgh Ettrick Forrest fair Annet Fair Janet fair ladie father fause Fause Foodrage fell frae Frendraught Fyvie gane gang Gilderoy gin ye Glenlogie Gordon gowd Græme green gude hadna hame hand heir of Linne hill Johnston King knee knight lads lady ladye Laird Lammikin land lass Lord mair Maisry marry maun Montrose mony mother Motherwell nane ne'er never noble nut-brown bride o'er Octavo Outlaw Outlaw Murray ower owre rade recitation Richie Storie ride sall says Scotland Scottish Sir Walter Scott sister spak stanzas steed suld Syne ta'en thee There's thou true-love unto wadna weel Willie ye maun ye'll yett young young Benjie
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Page 36 - As I was walking all alane, I heard twa corbies making a mane ; The tane unto the t'other say, " Where sall we gang and dine to-day...
Page 35 - Rivin' her hair. Saddled and bridled And booted rade he; Toom hame cam the saddle But never cam he! "My meadow lies green, And my corn is unshorn, My barn is to bigg, And my babie's unborn.
Page 341 - They hadna sailed a league, a league, A league but barely three, When the lift grew dark, and the wind blew loud, And gurly grew the sea. The ankers brak, and the topmasts lap, It was sic a deadly storm, And the waves came o'er the broken ship, Till a
Page 122 - What became of your bloodhounds, Lord Randal, my son? What became of your bloodhounds, my handsome young man?" "O they swell'd and they died; mother, make my bed soon, For I'm weary wi' hunting, and fain wald lie down.
Page 123 - For I'm weary wi hunting, and fain wald lie down." " OI fear ye are poisond, Lord Randal, my son! OI fear ye are poisond, my handsome young man!
Page 256 - ADIEU, madame, my mother dear, But and my sisters three ! Adieu, fair Robert of Orchardstane ! My heart is wae for thee. Adieu the lily and the rose, The primrose, fair to see ! Adieu, my ladye, and only joy ! For I may not stay with thee.
Page 101 - Gae back, gae back now, Sweet Willie, And comfort your fair lady ; For where ye had but ae nourice, Your young son shall hae three.
Page 331 - Which was the unthrifty heire of Linne. His father was a right good lord, His mother a lady of high degree ; But they, alas ! were dead, him froe, And he lov'd keeping companie. To spend the daye with merry...