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

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146<br />

She had na sooner thae words said,—<br />

Oure the hills <strong>and</strong> far awa<br />

—<br />

— —<br />

Than the elfin knicht cam to her side,<br />

The cauld wind's blawn my plaid awa.<br />

"Are na ye oure young a may,<br />

Oure the hills <strong>and</strong> far awa<br />

Wi' onie young man doun to lie,"<br />

— —<br />

The cauld wind's blawn my plaid awa.<br />

"I have a sister younger than I,<br />

Oure the hills <strong>and</strong> far awa<br />

And she was married yesterday,"<br />

The cauld wind's blawn my plaid awa.<br />

"Married wi' me, ye sail ne'er be nane,<br />

Oure the hills <strong>and</strong> far awa<br />

Till ye mak to me a sark but * a seam,—<br />

The cauld wind's blawn my plaid awa.<br />

And ye maun shape it, knife, sheerless,f<br />

Oure the hills <strong>and</strong> far awa<br />

And ye maun sew it, needle, threedless,f<br />

The cauld wind's blawn my plaid awa.<br />

* But—without, f i, e. Without knife, or scissors ; needle, or thread.

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