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... looked o'er her left shoulder , To hide the tears stood in her e'e ; " Now fare ye weel , young Beichan , " she says , " I'll try to think nae mair on thee . " 66 0 never , never , Susie Pye , For surely this can never be ; Nor ever ...
... looked o'er her left shoulder , To hide the tears stood in her e'e ; " Now fare ye weel , young Beichan , " she says , " I'll try to think nae mair on thee . " 66 0 never , never , Susie Pye , For surely this can never be ; Nor ever ...
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... looked o'er the land , And there she saw her ain good lord Leading his bride by the hand . She's drest her sons i ' the scarlet red , Hersel i ' the dainty green ; And tho ' her cheek look'd pale and wan , She weel might hae been a ...
... looked o'er the land , And there she saw her ain good lord Leading his bride by the hand . She's drest her sons i ' the scarlet red , Hersel i ' the dainty green ; And tho ' her cheek look'd pale and wan , She weel might hae been a ...
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... looked back and said , " Fareweel to Castlecary . The first place I saw my Duncan Græme , Was near yon holly bush ; My father took frae me my rings , My rings but and my purse . " But I wadna gie my Duncan Græme For a ' my father's land ...
... looked back and said , " Fareweel to Castlecary . The first place I saw my Duncan Græme , Was near yon holly bush ; My father took frae me my rings , My rings but and my purse . " But I wadna gie my Duncan Græme For a ' my father's land ...
Page 97
... looked at , a licht laugh laughed he ; But , ere he read through it , the tears blinded his e'e . Oh , pale and wan looked she , when Glenlogie came in ; But even rosy grew she when Glenlogie sat doun . " Turn round , Jeanie Melville ...
... looked at , a licht laugh laughed he ; But , ere he read through it , the tears blinded his e'e . Oh , pale and wan looked she , when Glenlogie came in ; But even rosy grew she when Glenlogie sat doun . " Turn round , Jeanie Melville ...
Page 104
... looked pale and wan , And her colour gaed and cam ' . When dinner it was past and done , And dancing to begin ; " O we'll go tak the bride's maidens , And we'll go fill the ring . " O ben then cam ' the auld French lord , 104 FAIR JANET .
... looked pale and wan , And her colour gaed and cam ' . When dinner it was past and done , And dancing to begin ; " O we'll go tak the bride's maidens , And we'll go fill the ring . " O ben then cam ' the auld French lord , 104 FAIR JANET .
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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...
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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.
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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...