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... baith up and down , Untill they came to a darksome house ; Some call it Leader - Town . " Wha hauds this house ? " young Edward cried , " Or wha gies't ower to me ? " A gray - hair'd knight set up his head , And crackit right crousely ...
... baith up and down , Untill they came to a darksome house ; Some call it Leader - Town . " Wha hauds this house ? " young Edward cried , " Or wha gies't ower to me ? " A gray - hair'd knight set up his head , And crackit right crousely ...
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... baith castle , tower , and town , That he met in his way . Untill he came unto that town , Which some call Billop - Grace , There were auld Maitland's sons , a ' three , Learning at school , alas ! The eldest to the youngest said , " O ...
... baith castle , tower , and town , That he met in his way . Untill he came unto that town , Which some call Billop - Grace , There were auld Maitland's sons , a ' three , Learning at school , alas ! The eldest to the youngest said , " O ...
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... baith replied , " We'll bear your company . " The youngest turned him in a path , And drew a burnished brand , And fifteen of the foremost slew , Till back the lave did stand . He spurr'd the grey into the path , Till baith his sides ...
... baith replied , " We'll bear your company . " The youngest turned him in a path , And drew a burnished brand , And fifteen of the foremost slew , Till back the lave did stand . He spurr'd the grey into the path , Till baith his sides ...
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... baith , Ye'se get na help frae me . ” But Ethert Lunn , a baited bear , Had many battles seen ; He set the youngest wonder sair , Till the eldest he grew keen- " I am nae king , nor nae sic thing : My word it shanna stand ! For Ethert ...
... baith , Ye'se get na help frae me . ” But Ethert Lunn , a baited bear , Had many battles seen ; He set the youngest wonder sair , Till the eldest he grew keen- " I am nae king , nor nae sic thing : My word it shanna stand ! For Ethert ...
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... baith loud and shrill , ( And the wind has blawn my plaid awa ' . ) " If I had the horn that I hear blawn ; ( Blaw , blaw , blaw winds , blaw , ) And the bonnie knight that blaws the horn , " ( And the wind has blawn my plaid awa ...
... baith loud and shrill , ( And the wind has blawn my plaid awa ' . ) " If I had the horn that I hear blawn ; ( Blaw , blaw , blaw winds , blaw , ) And the bonnie knight that blaws the horn , " ( And the wind has blawn my plaid awa ...
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amang Andrew Lammie auld bairn baith ballad Balow blaw winds blawn my plaid blude Border Minstrelsy bower castle Cromdale Crown Octavo daughter dear doun e'er Earl Edinburgh Edition Ettrick Forrest fair Annet Fair Janet father fause Fause Foodrage Foolscap frae Fyvie gane gang Gilderoy gin ye Glenkindie Glenlogie Gordon gowd Græme green gude hadna hame hand haud heart heir of Linne Johnston King knee knight lads lady Lady Maisry ladye Laird Lammikin land Lord mair Maisry Montrose mony mother Motherwell nane ne'er never noble o'er Octavo Outlaw Outlaw Murray ower owre plaid awa rade recitation ride sall says Scotland Scottish Sir Walter Scott sister spak stanzas steed suld Syne ta'en thou true-love unto wadna weel Willie wind has blawn ye maun ye'll yett 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...