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

2S
Whare monie a time I've fill'd my pock,
At mid-day and at een."
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"Hoch!* had I drank the well-water,
Whan first I drank the wine,
Never a mill-capon
Wad hae been a love o' mine."
Whan she cam to Earl Richard's house
The sheets war Hollan'f fine
"O hand awa thae| linen sheets,
And bring to me the linsey§ clouts,
I hae been best used in."
"O baud your tongue, ye beggar's brat,
My heart will brak in three;"
"And sae did mine on yon bonnie hill-side,
Whan ye wad na lat me be."
"I wish I had drank the well-water,
Whan first I drank the beer,
That ever a shepherd's dochter
Shou'd hae been my only dear."
* Hoch!— Oh! Alas!
f Hollan —a term given to fine linen, the manufacture of Holland.
\ Thae— those. § lAn&ev— coarse woollen cloth.