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

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But ae the tears came rapping* clown,
Crying, « O Jock o' Hazelgreen."
" O wbare is this Hazelgreen, maid,
That I may him see."
—
" He is a ticht and proper youth,
Lives in the south countrie.
His shoulders broad, his arms long,
O !
he's comely to be seen,"
—
But ae the tears cam rapping cloun,
For Jock o' Hazelgreen.
" Will ye gang wi' me, fair maid,
And I'll marry ye on my son :"
" Afore I wad go along wi' you,
To be married on your son,
I'd rather choose to bide at hame,
And die for Hazelgreen !"
But he has tane her up behind,
And spurred on his horse,
Till ance he cam to Embro' toun,
And lichted at the corss.f
* Rapping—falling rapidly.
f Corss—cross.