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

239
Yell marry me to the Queen d Heaven,
For man sail never enjoy me p. 237, v. 19.
In Popish times, the Virgin Mary was called by way
of eminence, the " Queen of Heaven." The meaning
of the figurative expression above quoted, appears to
be, that the lady, after the death of her lover, wishes
to devote herself to religious duties, or, in other words
to become a nun.