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

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" Whan ye come to yon high hill,
Ye'll draw your bent bow nigh until;
Whan ye come to yonder town,
Ye'll let your bent bow low fall down :
" Ye'll seek meat for St. Peter, ask for St. Paul,
And seek for the sake of Hynde Horn all;
But tak ye frae nane of them a',
Till ye get frae the bonnie bride hersel O"
Whan he cam to yon high hill,
He drew his bent bow nigh until;
And whan he cam to yonder town,
He lute* his bent bow low fall down.
He sought meat for St. Peter, he ask'd for St.
Paul,
And he sought for the sake of Hynde Horn all;
But he would tak frae nane o' them a',
Till he got frae the bonnie bride hersel O.
* Lute—let.