Ancient Scottish ballads, recovered from tradition, and never before ...

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She buskit* him up into woman's claise,f
And set him till a baking.
Sae loudlie as they rappit at the yett,
Sae loudlie as they war calling;
u Had ye a young man here yestreen
That drank till the day was dawing?"
"He drank but ae pint, and he paid it or:}: he went,
And ye've na mair to do wi' the lawing."
They searchit the house a' round and round,
And they spared na the curtains to tear them;
While the Landlady stood upo' the stair-head,
Crying, " Maid, be busy at your baking."
They gaed as they cam, and left a' undone,
And left the bonnie maid at her baking.
* Buskit—dressed, f Claise— clothes. \ Or—before.
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